News on doping in sport

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Gabon NADO removed from non-compliant list

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has removed, with immediate effect, the National Anti-Doping Organization (NADO) of Gabon from the list of Signatories that are non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code (Code).

Former WBO-champion Glowacki banned for 4 years

Polish professional boxer Krzysztof Glowacki has been banned from all sport for a period of 4 years after testing positive for Boldenone. 

Zimbabwe Cricket bans two players for drug use

Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has with immediate effect suspended two Zimbabwe international players from all cricket activities, pending a hearing, for allegedly breaching anti-doping rules.

Historic overview of Doping in Sport

Doping in sport got attention in the 1960s because of two deaths. In this article we are highlighting important milestones or incidents that moved the work of antidoping forward.

Re-analysis program for the Olympic Games Rio 2016 is launched

The ITA has begun the re-analysis program for samples collected during the Olympic Summer Games in Rio in 2016. It is not without controversy.

NADO considers banning athlete for 2 years for test refusal

A national anti-doping organization is considering banning an athlete for just two years for Evading, Refusing or Failing to Submit to Sample Collection - Article 2.3 in the World Anti-Doping Code. The normal length is four years.

The importance of testing athletes before competition

Since 2021 it has been possible to test athletes before they compete. Serbian tennis-star Novak Djokovic refused to be tested at the Davis Cup in Malaga, Spain. He could now face a longer ban from sport.

Welsh rugby union player Kaiden Carnell receives three-year ban for Anti-Doping Rule Violations

Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) player Kaiden Carnell has been banned from all sport for a period of three years following Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) for the Presence and Use of a Prohibited Substance.

Q&A with Dr Catherine Ordway

Associate Professor (Sport Management) and Sport Integrity Research Lead at University of Canberra, Catherine Ordway has worked in the field of anti-doping since the 1990s. We took a Q&A-interview with her.

Tramadol will be on the WADA prohibited list as of 2024

After being on the Monitoring Program over years, the WADA Executive Committee has decided to put Tramadol on the Prohibited List as of 2024.

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