Doping Test

Tokyo to vaccinate 18,000 Olympics workers, volunteers Around 18,000 Tokyo Olympics workers including referees and volunteers will be vaccinated from next week, organisers said Friday, as they try to build confidence that the Games will be safe. Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organising Committee, speaks during a…

Brad Cox picked up his first Triple Crown victory with Essential Quality’s romp to victory in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday while waiting to see if he’ll be awarded another from the Kentucky Derby. Cox could be a Derby winner with Mandaloun if Bob Baffert-trained Medina Spirit is disqualified. But…

ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images The Athletics Integrity Unit announced Friday that American Olympic gold medalist Brianna McNeal, who won the 100-meter hurdles at the 2016 Summer Games, has received a five-year ban for a violation of anti-doping rules. Tom Schad of USA Today reported McNeal was accused of "tampering…

MELBOURNE: Allowing transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard (pix) to compete in the women’s competition at the Tokyo Olympics would be like letting athletes dope and may set a dangerous precedent for future Games, Samoa’s weightlifting boss told Reuters. New Zealander Hubbard, who competed against men before transitioning in 2013, is set…

Medina Spirit trainer Bob Baffert has been banned from the Kentucky Derby for two years following the verification of a positive drug test by the winning horse. As a result, Medina Spirit has been stripped of its win at the 2021 Kentucky Derby, and Mandaloun has been named the new…

Bob Baffert Suspended from Horseracing In NY ... Over Doping Allegations 5/17/2021 1:30 PM PT Another Bob Baffert bombshell ... the legendary trainer has been temporarily suspended from horseracing in the state of New York pending a full investigation into doping allegations. ... which means Baffert will likely be blocked…

With the Preakness Stakes over, all attention turned to the Belmont to see if the New York race track would allow trainer Bob Baffert to run Medina Spirit, following the horse’s positive drug test following the Kentucky Derby. On Monday the New York Racing Association (NYRA), which owns Belmont racetrack,…

Two years after his controversial podium move at the world swimming championships, Australian Mack Horton still can't seem to shake off questions about the guy he intended to snub. (More Sports News) Horton refused to stand on the podium next to Sun Yang at Gwangju, South Korea in 2019 after…

During his monologue on Monday, Jimmy Kimmel took a few minutes to talk about the Kentucky Derby doping scandal, and like (we’re betting) a lot of you, he didn’t think very much of the excuse the horse’s trainer came up with. For those of you who don’t care about gambling…

On Monday’s “The Late Show,” Stephen Colbert kicked off his return after a week off with a fun sketch about the Kentucky Derby doping scandal — and, well, let’s just say in the Colbert version of current events, that horse definitely juiced up. For those of you who don’t get…