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

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.

sport in all its aspects, from athlete training, athlete assessment and refereeing to the fight against doping

'Gabigol' was banned for two years for attempting to cheat a doping control after being found guilty

by the World Anti-Doping Court and given a two-year ban.

Brazilian striker Gabriel Barbosa, known as 'Gabigol', has been found guilty of attempted doping control

 Specifically, the allegation falls under the violation of Article 122 of the Brazilian Anti-Doping

Code, which considers cheating or attempting to cheat in a doping control.

over two hours on Monday, the tribunal found that the Flamengo forward had attempted to manipulate a doping

representation is the same as that which defended Peru striker Paolo Guerrero at the FIFA Tribunal in a doping

weightlifter Chris Kennedy from participating in sport for two years after he tested positive in a doping

what is in his system and when it is there," concluded the director of the New Zealand National Anti-Doping

Organisation.Paterson also took the opportunity to remind athletes that a doping sanction can have wider

The 2023 African Games come to a close on Saturday after two weeks of intense competition in Accra, Ghana, with Egypt emerging as the best team by far and the athletics competition providing a stunning spectacle in the final week.

Gary Al-Smith (@garyalsmith) March 20, 2024After a difficult year in 2023, when she missed three anti-doping

The statement by the WADA leadership that it is impossible to conduct an on-site audit of RUSADA's activities due to complex geopolitical conditions is "unfounded", RUSADA Director General Veronika Loginova told the TASS news agency.

Veronika Loginova was interviewed by the TASS news agency to explain the situation of the Russian Anti-Doping

Agency (RUSADA) and the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) statement about the impossibility of conducting

RUSADA has not yet received World Anti-Doping Code compliance status from WADA.

The IOC has also accused Moscow of "total disregard for the global anti-doping standards and the integrity

doping at the Sochi Games 10 years ago."

Russia on Wednesday accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of "racism and neo-Nazism" over its neutrality rules for Russian Olympians and possible sanctions for athletes taking part in the Kremlin-organised Friendship Games.

Finally, the IOC on Tuesday recalled Russia's "total disregard for global anti-doping rules" in the past

, referring to the institutionalised doping scandal that culminated in 2014.

At its meeting in Lausanne, the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee decided to redistribute medals and amend the official results of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) following two disqualifications in weightlifting. This will be done once all legal procedures have been completed.

process has been completed and only if the athletes in question are not currently suspended for an anti-doping

rule violation and are not the subject of any anti-doping proceedings that have been initiated.The redistribution

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday accused Russia of "politicising sport" by launching its so-called Friendship Games from next September. The new competition will compete with the Olympic Games, and Russian organisers are also planning a winter edition.

The IOC has also accused Moscow of "total disregard for the global anti-doping standards and the integrity

of competitions", citing concerns raised  last week by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) over

institutionalised doping at the Sochi Games 10 years ago."

This position is reinforced by the fact that the Russian National Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) is currently

Code, there is currently no WADA-accredited laboratory in Russia and overall confidence in the anti-doping

the awarding of medals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, following Russia's disqualification for doping

of legal wrangling, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled in January to impose a four-year doping

GETTY IMAGESOfficials announced at the anti-doping body's annual conference on Tuesday that WADA will

seek to revise its anti-doping rules before the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

Code calls for investigations into people who work with underage athletes involved in doping cases.

GETTY IMAGES"Perhaps this case shows how important it is that we have to improve the anti-doping system

rejected Italian runner Alex Schwazer's appeal against the decision to suspend his eight-year ban for anti-doping

at the Italian's request, was to reduce the sanction period under Rule 10.7.1 (a) of the World Anti-Doping

period of Ineligibility of eight years from 11 August 2016.This sanction was imposed for his second anti-doping

Following the adverse analytical finding by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the WADA rejected the

walker Alex Schwazer, who has been serving an eight-year ban since 2016 for committing a second anti-doping

After five years of inactivity due to the effects of the pandemic, Erzurum hosted a new edition of the Games for Deaf Athletes from 1 to 12 March. 34 countries took part, with a total of 700 participants and 102 medals.

During the 20th Winter Deaflympics, continuous doping controls were carried out.

An anti-doping workshop for deaf athletes was also organised.

In Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Football Confederation and the Sport Integrity Global Alliance formalised a crucial cooperation agreement for the integrity of Brazilian football.

CBF's Integrity Unit, said: "Today, match-fixing is as big a challenge to the integrity of sport as doping

There is already an organised international system in place to combat doping, led by UNESCO and the World

Anti-Doping Convention.

These awards are the first of their kind and recognise efforts and work in the global fight against doping

Awards, which recognise individuals, groups and organisations that have contributed to the fight against doping

Annual Symposium, themed "One Mission - One Team", brought together 1,100 delegates from the global anti-doping

President Witold Bańka thanked all those who have been part of the global anti-doping movement over the

Matt Fedoruk, Tiia Kuuranne, and Reid Aikin. pic.twitter.com/27r1VT9l0j— The PCC - Funding Anti-Doping

The global anti-doping community will be encouraged to submit nominations.

Russia isn't considering boycotting the Paris 2024 Olympic Games," declared Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsinhas declared, despite the restrictions imposed on its athletes as a result of the Kremlin's offensive in Ukraine.

Belarus, Russia's participation in the Olympic movement had been limited by a series of state-sponsored doping