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Russian tennis superstar Maria Sharapova has admitted she failed a drugs test at this year’s Australian Open. She tested positive for Meldonium, the heart attack drug only added to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned list on January 1. Sharapova claims […]
Wang Junxia, the 3,000 and 10,000 metres women’s world record holder, has seemingly admitted to doping in a letter which has emerged in China. If genuine, the letter, reportedly signed in 1995 by Wang and other members of the national […]
The World Anti-Doping Agency declared itself “extremely troubled” by media reports alleging that Kenyan athletes were bribed in return for a reduction of their doping suspensions. “WADA is most disturbed by these reports regarding extortion and bribery at the national […]
Comparing doping in sports with theft, Russia’s Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, insisted once again to drop all the accusations against the Russian state. “One needs to speak about doping calmly. This is like eternal engine, like theft, it will continue. […]
British athletes convicted of “serious” doping offences could automatically forfeit the right to future selection for all international competitions, UK Athletics chairman Ed Warner has warned. Warner, who earlier this month called for all world records to be scrapped and […]
The World Olympians Association (WOA) says a “way must urgently be found” for clean athletes to compete at major competitions when their countries have been banned for doping. Joël Bouzou, the organisation’s President, said that banning competitors who have done […]
Stating that the Russian NOC has been a strong and loyal proponent of the Olympic Movement, EOC President Hickey following the WADA Independent Commission’s report is urging Russia “to leave no stone unturned in their mission to become WADA Code […]
UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) could be forced to close its doors due to Government funding cuts in the country, according to chairman David Kenworthy, who warned the organisation was “in jeopardy”. Speaking to the BBC, Kenworthy said UKAD, formed in 2009, […]
Lance Armstrong has finally admitted to using banned performance-enhancing drugs throughout most of his career and in all seven of his Tour de France victories during an interview with Oprah Winfrey.