doping
WADA issues dope testing guidelines amid coronavirus pandemic
World
March 21, 2020
WADA issues dope testing guidelines amid coronavirus pandemic
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) issued new guidelines on Friday to facilitate continued testing amid the constraints of the coronavirus…
Chinese swimmer Sun Yang banned for eight years for doping offense
World
February 28, 2020
Chinese swimmer Sun Yang banned for eight years for doping offense
China’s triple Olympic swimming gold medallist Sun Yang has been found guilty of refusing to give a doping sample and…
Russia challenges WADA doping ban
World
December 27, 2019
Russia challenges WADA doping ban
Russia on Friday formally contested a four-year ban from major sporting events over doping violations that President Vladimir Putin has…
Egypt defends Wushu Kung-Fu player deprived from medal over doping
Egypt
December 18, 2019
Egypt defends Wushu Kung-Fu player deprived from medal over doping
The Egyptian Wushu Kung-Fu Federation issued a statement on Monday in defense of player Mahmoud Atef, who lost the gold…
Russia reacts with anger after doping ban from Olympics, World Cup
World
December 10, 2019
Russia reacts with anger after doping ban from Olympics, World Cup
The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday banned Russia for four years from major global sporting events including the 2020 Tokyo…
Russia to miss Olympics after WADA ban over doping
World
December 9, 2019
Russia to miss Olympics after WADA ban over doping
Russia will miss next year’s Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Games after the World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday…
IWF withdraws world weightlifting championship 2020 from Egypt
Egypt
December 8, 2019
IWF withdraws world weightlifting championship 2020 from Egypt
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) decided on Saturday to withdraw the world weightlifting championship organization from Egypt in March 2020, following…
Russian scandal clouds WADA summit
World
November 4, 2019
Russian scandal clouds WADA summit
Twenty years after its formation, the world anti-doping agency WADA meets for its fifth world conference in the Polish city…
Egypt may face ban from international weightlifting federation over doping
Egypt
June 17, 2017
Egypt may face ban from international weightlifting federation over doping
The Egyptian Weightlifting Federation may be facing a hefty fine and ban from international competition for up to two years…