Doping Test

(Reuters) - Athletes testing positive for recreational drugs out-of-competition will be banned by the World Anti-Doping Authority (WADA) for 1-3 months instead of two years when the policy is changed next year, officials said on Thursday.FILE PHOTO: A woman walks into the head office of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)…

A helix of dipolesIn magnetic materials, magnetic dipoles typically line up parallel or antiparallel to each other. However, more complex orderings, such as helical, can also occur. Khalyavin et al. found that in the material BiCu0.1Mn6.9O12, a helical order can be formed out of electric rather than magnetic dipoles. The…

Argentine former tennis player Mariano Puerta admitted on Monday he lied to get a reduced sentence when he was caught doping following the 2005 French Open final he lost to Rafael Nadal."The explanation we used as a strategy was a lie. But I didn't gain any sporting advantage, I don't…

Crystal structure of GeSnPbSSeTe, a semiconducting entropy-stabilized chalcogenide alloy. The yellow atoms are cations (Ge, Sn, Pb) and the blue atoms are anions (S, Se, Te). The difference in lightness corresponds to different species of the anions and cations. The configurational entropy from the disorder of both the anion and…

The former mastermind of Russian sports doping, Grigory Rodchenkov, gave an interview to the BBC this week with his veiled face in the dark shadow of a wide-brimmed straw hat. Now in hiding in the US, after revealing all to the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada), it's a potentially life-saving precaution.…

In charge of dope control at the IPL for the very first time, the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) might have to outsource the task of sample collection given the high cost of handling the exercise when the event is held in the UAE. (More Cricket News) The next best option…

Russia's athletics federation on Tuesday sent a letter to the world athletics body, asking them to delay a planned review after it failed to pay a doping fine.World Athletics is set to discuss the situation regarding the Russian Athletics Federation (RUSAF) on 30 July and may completely revoke its status,…

USADA on Monday announced that an independent arbitrator issued a decision that Gilbert Melendez should receive a two-year suspension after failing a drug test last October.Melendez had contested USADA's jurisdiction, as the UFC had released him from his contract a few days prior to him submitting the drug sample in…

Russia was banned by WADA for four years from major global sporting events in December 2019.© AFP Doping whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov says no Russian athletes should be allowed to take part in next year's postponed Tokyo Olympics. The World Anti-Doping Agency in December banned Russia for four years from major…

The Australian swimmer at the centre of a doping scandal has reached out to up-and-coming NRL star Bronson Xerri, who was recently found to have four different performance-enhancing drugs in his system.Shayna Jack, 21, picked up two silver medals and two bronze at the 2017 World Aquatic Championships but mysteriously…