Doping Test

Topline An unidentified member of the Russian figure skating team that won the gold medal received a positive drug test result, USA Today and The Guardian report, delaying the medal ceremony for the team competition at the 2022 Olympics, and raising the prospect of a new Russian doping scandal. Gold…

Alexander Bolshunov says it's "wrong" for people to hint at doping following his gold medal performance on Feb. 6, 2022. REUTERS ZHANGJIAKOU, China – Alexander Bolshunov torched the field to win his first Olympic gold medal in Sunday’s skiathlon before hitting back at insinuations that Russian athletes at the Beijing Olympics could…

Olympic 100 metres champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs will return to action for the first time since his shock Tokyo victories in the 60m indoor in Berlin today, just days after denying accusations of doping. The 27-year-old sprinter has not competed since he won gold in the 100m and 4x100m relay…

Kim Kyung-hoon/Pool Photo via AP The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced Wednesday that 41-year-old Eric Lira, a "naturopathic" therapist operating in El Paso, Texas, has been taken into federal custody on allegations that he procured performance-enhancing drugs and provided them to numerous athletes competing at…

COME DOWN 12:39, 12 Jan 2022Updated: 12:40, 12 Jan 2022IVORY COAST keeper Sylvain Gbohouo has been slapped with a ban by Fifa for alleged doping offences. The 33-year-old had been included in his country’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations despite being provisionally suspended ahead of the tournament. 1…

Sylvain Gbohouo has been banned by FIFA for doping.© Instagram Africa Cup of Nations title hopefuls Ivory Coast were dealt a blow on the eve of their first game at the tournament as first-choice goalkeeper Sylvain Gbohouo was ruled out for doping. The Ivorian Football Federation revealed news of the…

FIFA has sent written communication to all its 211 Member Associations (MAs) with guidelines on the latest WADA list of banned drugs and substances. The Communication from FIFA requires all its MAs to share the list as approved by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).   FIFA is urging the players…

Loading... The sport’s anti-doping programme was previously overseen by the ITF but the Tennis Integrity Supervisory Board unanimously confirmed the ITIA would take over next year. ― AFP pic NEW YORK, Dec 30 — The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) will handle both anti-doping and anti-corruption programmes in the sport…

Michel Prazeres is firing back at the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) after testing positive for multiple banned substances. Prazeres was hit with a four-year suspension by USADA on Thursday after serving a previous two-year suspension that began in 2019, and is now ineligible to compete until 2025. “Trator” initially…

UFC welterweight veteran Michel Prazeres has been handed a four-year suspension from the USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) following a second violation of the UFC’s anti-doping policy. On Thursday USADA officials announced: “Prazeres received his first violation after testing positive for boldenone and served a two-year period of ineligibility beginning…