Doping Test

2022 IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside champion and PTO World Ranked #26 Jackson Laundry has called for tougher measures to dissuade doping after the recent violation by American triathlete Collin Chartier. Canadian Laundry, who recently worked with the PTO as part of the Athlete Ranking Committee, called on all major race organisers…

Tara Davis-Woodhall, a 23-year-old Olympic long jumper, has been stripped of her national title after testing positive for THC. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced the decision on Tuesday, and it follows Davis-Woodhall completing a one-month suspension. However, the USADA ultimately ruled that her penalty should include losing the title…

While the news that Collin Chartier has been doping shocked many triathletes and fans of the sport, Lionel Sanders was possible even more shocked: Chartier spent weeks at Sanders’ home and the two were training together toward the 2022 Ironman World Championships at Kona. It comes not as a surprise…

Strong and decisive reaction and condemnation has been swift following the news that Collin Chartier has been suspended for three years by the International Testing Agency (ITA) after testing positive for EPO in an out-of-competition doping test on 10 February 2023. And few posts or statements have resonated more strongly than…

© 2020 Triathlon Today: your news, our passion © 2020 Triathlon Today: your news, our passion Collin Chartier suspended for three years after using doping (Picture: insta chartier) American Collin Chartier has been caught using performance-enhancing drugs in an “out of competition” doping test and has been suspended for three…

Defending London Marathon champion Amos Kipruto thinks the recent doping scandal in Kenya is “embarrassing” for a younger generation of runners coming through in his home countr,y as he prepares to defend his London Marathon title on Sunday. As of the start of this month, 66 Kenyan athletes were on…

Anthony Joshua and Jermaine Franklin both passed all of the VADA (Voluntary Anti-Doping Association) drugs tests for their earlier this month. Britain’s former two-time unified heavyweight world champion returned to the ring with a unanimous decision victory over the American. Mark Robinson/Matchroom Joshua beat Franklin on points When the fight…

Adding to the doping accusations that have plagued Russian sports for years, the country’s footballing prospects also dropped after the nation invaded Ukraine. This act invited a host of sanctions from several sporting organisations, such as UEFA and FIFA. As a result, the national team and all its clubs were…

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Match Room CEO Eddie Hearn, has called for a radical change in the procedures around drug testing in boxing following the recent two-year ban handed to British boxer Amir Khan. Khan, a former world champion in two weight divisions, failed a drug test in February of last year, testing positive…