Tag: Beijing 2008
David Owen: Targeting the Worst Drug Cheats is All Fine and Dandy, but With...
Let’s begin by giving the International Olympic Committee (IOC) a little credit.
By storing Olympic athletes’ anti-doping samples for possible reanalysis for a number of...
Sixteen Athletes Sanctioned After Positive Retests from Beijing 2008
Another 16 athletes have been sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), following positive retests from the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
The latest batch...
Rowbottom: When Speaking his Mind on Michael Johnson or Anti-Doping, Donovan Bailey is no...
The current blizzard of retrospective doping bans being meted out by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is making the process of clarifying who ends...
International Weightlifting Federation Frustrated at IOC for Handling of Beijing 2008 and London 2012...
Frustration is growing amid some officials within the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board towards the International Olympic Committee (IOC) due to the lack...
Cuban Discus Thrower Stripped of Beijing 2008 Silver Medal for Doping
Cuban discus thrower Yarelys Barrios has been stripped of her Beijing 2008 silver medal for retrospectively failing a drugs test at the Games following...
China Faces One-Year Ban From Weightlifting Over Repeated Doping Cases
China are facing a one-year ban from weightlifting after the sport’s world governing body confirmed that the country's three failed retests from Beijing 2008...
Beijing 2008 Olympic Hammer Champion Faces Being Stripped of Title After Failing Re-test
Belarus' Aksana Miankova is set to be stripped of the Olympic gold medal she won at Beijing in 2008 after reportedly failing a re-tested...
Twenty-Three Medallists Among 45 Positives Announced by IOC After Second Wave of Beijing and...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has revealed that 30 athletes from Beijing 2008 and 15 from London 2012 have tested positive in the second...
Bach Says Continued Review of 2008 and 2012 Drug Testing Reflects IOC’s Resolve Against...
“The new reanalysis once again shows the commitment of the IOC in the fight against doping,” said IOC President Thomas Bach as the IOC announced...
Kazakh Gold Medallist Among Beijing 2008 Weightlifters to Fail Doping Tests Following IOC Re-analysis
Olympic champion Ilya Ilyin is one of three weightlifting medalists from Beijing 2008 to have failed doping tests following the re-analysis of samples by...
