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JJIF President wants China to host ju-jitsu events after Hangzhou 2022 success

  • Hangzhou 2022

Ju-Jitsu International Federation (JJIF) President Panagiotis Theodoropoulos is hopeful that China will become a future host of one of the body's major events following the sport's success at the Asian Games here.

important [for ju-jitsu] that this works and that other event types which are recognised, under World Anti-Doping


Former Polish NOC President Kraśnicki receives EOC Order of Merit

  • EOC

Former Polish Olympic Committee (PKOL) President Andrzej Kraśnicki has been awarded the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Order of Merit at the General Assembly here.

Relations Commission José Manuel Araújo, EU Brussels office director Folker Hellmund, Medical and Anti-Doping

Commission chair Klaus Steinbach and World Anti-Doping Agency director for the European office and Olympic


Mongolian weightlifter becomes latest athlete to fail drugs test at Hangzhou 2022

  • Hangzhou 2022

A Mongolian weightlifter has become the sixth athlete to test positive for doping during the Asian Games

provisionally suspended by the International Testing Agency (ITA) after being found to have violated anti-doping

returned an adverse analytical finding for drostanolone metabolite, a steroid that is on the World Anti-Doping

Agency’s banned list.The sample in question was collected by the ITA during an out-of-competition anti-doping

The matter will thereafter be referred to the Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport

for adjudication under the OCA [Olympic Council of Asia] anti-doping rules."


North Korea's weightlifting world records given seal of approval by IWF

  • Hangzhou 2022

World records set by North Korean weightlifters at the Asian Games have been validated by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and published today on its website.

North Koreans had competed since December 2019 or earlier, and none had been subject to the same anti-doping

eligible to compete.The IWF said that all 14 North Korean lifters had been "subjected to at least one doping

The IWF also said that all 14 North Korean lifters had been "subjected to at least one doping control

at the Asian Games".A new IWF anti-doping policy comes into effect on January 1, from when North Korea

will have to "open up" to allow doping control officers into the country for unannounced testing if


Nigeria upgraded to Para powerlifting gold at Birmingham 2022 after positive dope test for India

  • Birmingham 2022

Indian Para powerlifter Sudhir has lost his Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games heavyweight gold medal after testing positive for a banned substance.

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said that an Independent Tribunal found Sudhir to have committed an anti-doping

The CGF has a zero-tolerance policy to doping in sport."

It seeks to maintain the integrity of the Commonwealth Games by running a comprehensive anti-doping programme


Turkmenistan's kurash silver medallist fails drugs test at Hangzhou 2022

  • Hangzhou 2022

Turkmenistan's Tejen Tejenov delivered a positive drugs test on the day he claimed kurash silver at the Asian Games here, it has been announced.

The matter will thereafter be referred to the Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport

[CAS ADD] for adjudication under the OCA [Olympic Council of Asia] anti-doping rules," a statement from

A total of five athletes have been announced as testing positive for doping at the Asian Games in Hangzhou

proceedings with the case expected to be referred to the CAS ADD for adjudication under the OCA anti-doping

rider from the Philippines all failed drug tests.It is the first time the ITA is supporting the anti-doping



Strategic plan

  • IWF Sponsored Section

on various areas in which the IWF will look to improve:Pillar one - Safeguarding the IWF's starsAnti-doping

human rights of athletes and advance their protection, particularly regarding issues in connection with doping


Two athletes from Saudi Arabia and Philippines test positive for banned substances at Hangzhou 2022

  • Hangzhou 2022

Two more athletes have been provisionally banned after being found to have breached anti-doping regulations

finding for darbepoetin, a form of the blood booster erythropoietin (EPO), which is on the World Anti-Doping

Agency’s banned list.The sample in question was collected by the ITA during an out-of-competition anti-doping

cross-country mountain bike race ©Hangzhou 2022"The matter will thereafter be referred to the Anti-Doping

proceedings with the case expected to be referred to the CAS ADD for adjudication under the OCA anti-doping

Mongolia's Tuguldur Byambatsogt on September 25.It is the first time the ITA is supporting the anti-doping


WADA launches Paris 2024-focused online education course

  • Paris 2024

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has launched an online education course targeted at athletes and

the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Testing Agency (ITA) and is on the Anti-Doping

nature to ones ran before Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022, providing an understanding of Paris 2024 anti-doping

and athletes' rights and responsibilities in testing, as well as important dates and information on doping

WADA is proud to launch 'ADEL for Paris 2024 Olympics', which will enable Anti-Doping Organisations to

help prepare their national team athletes and coaches on all things anti-doping at the Games," Daelman




WADA and WHO sign agreement in bid to improve global anti-doping efforts

  • Latest

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have signed an agreement

which will see the bodies work more closely in a bid to tackle doping within sport.

following the signing WADA President Bańka described it as "a watershed moment that will benefit anti-doping