An external audit of the International Biathlon Union's (IBU) anti-doping programmes has been launched in a bid to show how the organisation has reformed.

An external audit of the International Biathlon Union's (IBU) anti-doping programme will be carried out by the Institute of Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO) following claims that the former leadership at the worldwide governing body accepted bribes in return for a favourable stance towards Russian athletes.

A change in leadership at any major organisation, be it sporting or otherwise, is often met with uncertainty.

Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO) chair Doug MacQuarrie has defended his members' right to make public statements and demand stronger sanctions for Russian doping following criticism from the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC).

Several ideas, including the use of GPS technology to track athletes and a radical proposal for convicted drugs cheats to be barred from the medals podium, prize money and setting records, have been put forward following an anti-doping symposium in Switzerland.

The rehabilitation of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) is among the current policy issues set to be discussed at the Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO) Athlete and Leader Symposium, which is scheduled to take place in Ganterschwil in Switzerland next week.

Countries calling for Russia to be banned from next year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang have exceeded their authority, the head of a key State Duma Committee claimed today.

The Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO) has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to take a "principled approach" to introducing sanctions against Russia over the country's doping scandal. 

Joseph de Pencier will stand down as chief executive of the Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO) at the end of this year, it has been announced.

The head of the Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO) has criticised "puzzling" elements of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board reform proposals unveiled here.

The Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO) today proposed what it described as "concrete measures" aimed at reforming the governing structures of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has slammed a joint statement from 19 National Anti-Doping Organisations calling for all sporting competitions, including the FIFA World Cup in 2018, to be removed from his country until it apologises for its alleged state-sponsored drug programme.

Leaders representing worldwide National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADO) have called for a meeting with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach to discuss ongoing reforms to global drugs testing systems.

Several "troubling omissions" have overshadowed the positive aspects of the Olympic Summit, the Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO) has claimed today.