Tag: London 2012
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...
Russian Olympic Hammer Champion Lysenko to Lose London 2012 Gold Medal for Doping
Russia's Olympic hammer champion Tatyana Lysenko has been stripped of her London 2012 gold medal after failing a retrospective drugs test.
The International Olympic Committee...
United States Sprinter Kimmons Accepts Two Year Doping Ban After Failing Test for Banned...
United States sprinter Trell Kimmons has been handed a two-year suspension after testing positive for a banned stimulant, it has been confirmed.
Kimmons, a member...
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...
Australian Paralympic Sailor Tesch Mugged at Gunpoint While Cycling in Rio de Janeiro
Six-time Paralympian Liesl Tesch has been robbed at gunpoint close to the Guanabara Bay sailing venue as security fears continue to rise ahead of...
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...
Russia Could Gain Three Gold Medals After All Four Kazakh Weightlifting Champions Fail London...
All four Kazakhstan weightlifting gold medal winners at London 2012 have failed doping tests following re-analysis of samples, it has been announced today. Adverse...
IOC Vice President Claims Russian Anti-Doping and Athletics Organizations are “Rotten to the Core”...
International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president John Coates has launched a scathing attack on the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) and the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF)...
Australian Olympic Committee Clarify Stilnox Banning Situation in an Attempt to Avoid Repeat of...
Australian athletes will now be banned from using Stilnox, a prescription medication used for the treatment of insomnia, from the date they are selected...
