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Big upsets and last-minute tickets to Paris at the Phuket weightlifting show

  • Weightlifting

The 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Cup, held in Phuket, Thailand from 31 March to 11 April, was one of the biggest shows the sport has ever seen.

They had to take measures to reduce the number of doping cases.

athletes because of the lack of testing and they are usually only tested by the NADO (National Anti-Doping


Paris 2024: Unfulfilled promises

  • Paris 2024

Since Paris launched its bid to host the Olympic Games, which it successfully secured in 2017, the project has undergone numerous changes by the organisers and government authorities.

already allocated over 2.4 billion euros ($2.65 billion) for infrastructure, urban projects and the anti-doping


IBU corruption: Besseberg sentenced to three years

  • Biathlon

Anders Besseberg, former president of the International Biathlon Union, has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison for aggravated corruption, Norwegian prosecutors announced on Friday.

were deemed to be involved in corrupt practices.During his tenure as head of the IBU when the Russian doping

scandal nroke in the 2010s, Besseberg faced allegations that he initially covered up instances of Russian doping

IBU.Initiated in 2016, our I&I…— WADA (@wada_ama) April 12, 2024In a statement, WADA said: "The World Anti-Doping


The world has changed, Seb Coe: track and field winners at Games to get paid

  • Olympics

A few weeks back came the announcement of the Friendship Games, to be held in Russia in September. Total prize money across all sports: $100 million. Winners get $40,000. Second place, $25,000. Third: $17,000.

 Before the IOC ends up in the gambling version of a 1998 Festina doping scandal, wouldn’t it be


ASOIF General Assembly elects Ingmar De Vos as future President

  • Summer Olympics

The 48th General Assembly of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) met in Birmingham, UK, during the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit, and unanimously elected Ingmar De Vos (International Equestrian Federation, FEI) as its next President.

Federations and the Olympic Games, the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee, the World Anti-Doping


WADA update on Tunisian National Anti-Doping Organisation non-compliance

  • Olympics

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) decided in November to declare the national anti-doping agencies

of Venezuela, Nigeria and Tunisia non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code.

Following the meeting of the World Anti-Doping Agency's Executive Committee (ExCo) on 16 November, WADA

recommendation of WADA's independent Compliance Review Committee (CRC) to declare the Tunisian National Anti-Doping

 Witold Banka is the president of the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Therefore, in accordance with the Article 9.2.3 of the ISCCS, WADA sent the Tunisian National Anti-Doping

 ANAD has 21 days from receipt of the formal notice to contest World Anti-Doping Agency's allegation


Poistogova-Guliyev could lose Olympic medal in historic doping case

  • Athletics

athletics federation, RusAF, has banned the athlete, who now competes for Turkey, for four years for past doping

London, which was later upgraded to silver after Russian winner Maria Savinova tested positive for doping

 The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) had previously called for a lifetime ban for Poistogova following

an investigation into systematic doping in Russia.

The women's middle distance events at the London Olympics were heavily tainted by doping, with three

  The women's middle distance events in London have been rife with doping.


Archer banned for two years after positive beta-blocker test

  • Archery

The New Zealand Sports Tribunal has banned an archer from all sport for two years after he tested positive for a banned beta blocker at the North Island Senior Target Archery Championships.

 Archery NZ stressed the importance of anti-doping education - and medication control - for its

Athletes are encouraged to educate themselves about anti-doping, and this is a reminder to athletes and

Global DRO on the DFSNZ website.Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) is New Zealand's national anti-doping

coaches, whānau and support staff by educating and advocating for athletes, detecting and deterring doping

New Zealand Government, it is responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the World Anti-Doping


WADA's Play True Day 2024

  • Olympics

WADA urges everyone to take part to support integrity in sport through anti-doping efforts.

Born out of the urgency to address the problem of doping in sport, the Agency's creation in 1999 activated

the global collaborative movement for doping-free sport."

The development of the global anti-doping system has been, and will continue to be, a true team effort

participate here:… pic.twitter.com/KVmjqkYRaf— WADA (@wada_ama) April 4, 2024A day after the World Anti-Doping

profile icons for organisations' social media, and various GIFs for use on Instagram.The World Anti-Doping


WADA releases report on testing figures for 2022

  • Olympics

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published its 2022 Testing Figures Report, which provides an

of the results of all samples analysed and reported by WADA-accredited laboratories in the WADA Anti-Doping

Olivier Niggli said: "WADA's Annual Testing Figures Report is the most comprehensive overview of all doping

The Testing Figures Report is an important tool for cooperation among anti-doping organisations.

The valuable data and information contained in the report provides Anti-Doping Organisations with a key

GETTY IMAGESSome of the doping cases in 2022 include Polish tennis player Kamil Majchrzak; 2021 Boston

One of the most recent athletes to fail an anti-doping test was football player Paul Pogba, sanctioned


Russian pranksters record Bach on controversial subjects

  • Paris 2024

A recording of International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, the victim of a prank call from someone claiming to be a senior official of the African Union Commission, has been posted online. 

On the same day, WADA confirmed that the Polish president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, Witold Banka

At the moment there is no recognised anti-doping organisation.

competitor is exposed to a high risk by taking part in a competition where there is no reliable anti-doping


Camila Caram and PR Sreejesh - new FIH Athletes Committee co-chairs

  • Hockey

The International Hockey Federation has announced the new FIH Athletes Committee, co-chaired by Camila Caram of Chile and PR Sreejesh of India, which will support the 'Athletes First' approach of the FIH's 'Empowerment and Engagement' strategy.

It develops resources and initiatives for athlete welfare, anti-doping, social media and career management



WADA President targeted by Russian prank callers

  • Olympics

A recording of the Polish President of the World Anti-Doping Agency, Witold Banka, the victim of a prank

Russian-backed multi-sport event, the Friendship Games, about which WADA had previously raised anti-doping

thought he was speaking to French President Emmanuel Macron.Witold Bańka, President of the World Anti-Doping

pretending to be the chairman of the African Union Commission and speaking to the head of the World Anti-Doping

We will not monitor the anti-doping programme during these Games.

and will go to other European countries".The WADA President shared his thoughts on the Russian Anti-Doping

RUSADA who are very interested and I think work very well when it comes to technical issues and anti-doping


Thomas Bach: "Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform sport"

  • Olympics

During a visit to Fiji for the General Assembly of the Oceania National Olympic Committees, the IOC President said that digitalisation, e-sports and artificial intelligence are "the biggest challenges". An exhibition on the future benefits of these tools will be held in April.

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