Michael Ashenden and Robin Parisotto, the scientists who claimed the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) had failed to act upon suspicious blood samples, have each accepted the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Independent Commission's dismissal of their conclusions.

Anti-doping expert Michael Ashenden has accused the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) of attempting to "muddy the waters" by criticising his analysis of leaked data belonging to the world governing body.

The details of the three contentious blood test results which were used to cast doubt on the veracity of Paula Radcliffe’s athletic performances by two experts working with The Sunday Times have been revealed by Sky News - and she claims the evidence backs up her insistence she is a clean athlete

A prominent anti-doping expert claimed at a British Parliamentary hearing here today the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has done less to tackle drugs problems than the International Cycling Union (UCI).

Athletics could be put further under the microscope tomorrow at an inquiry on blood doping in the sport held by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the British Parliament, with World Anti-Doping Agency director general David Howman among the listed witnesses.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has challenged what it describes as “a number of seriously incorrect assertions” by the two scientists who worked on the recent ARD television documentary alleging widespread doping malpractice in the sport between 2001 and 2012, and has condemned them for placing athletes under media pressure through their “analysis of incomplete data".