Italian Anti-Doping Tribunal Provisionally Suspends Volleyballer Forni
The First Chamber of the National Anti-Doping Tribunal in Italy has provisionally suspended 36-year old volleyballer Marcello Forni after he tested…
Russia Says RUSADA Doping Admission Was ‘Taken Out Of Context’
‘Distorted and taken out of context’ is how a Kremlin spokesperson describing the comments by RUSADA leader yesterday.
Russian Anti-Doping Chief Admits to Widespread Doping Operation
According to the New York Times, Russian officials have admitted to widespread doping operations not only at the 2014 Sochi…
IOC Begins Disciplinary Actions Against 28 Russian Athletes
Following the publication of the completed WADA Independent Person (IP) Report on 9 December 2016, the International Olympic Committee (IOC)…
WADA, FISU Statements on McLaren Report
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International University Sports Federation (FISU, which oversees the World University Game) have released…
IPC Calls Second McLaren Report ‘Unprecedented and Astonishing’
The International Paralympic Committee released a statement responding to the second McLaren Report, calling its findings of state-sponsored doping in Russia “unprecedented and astonishing.”
2nd McLaren Report Alleges Russian Doping Program Continued Post-Sochi
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) released the second part of the independent McLaren Report today, which alleged that over 1000 Russian athletes benefited from a state-sponsored doping program that evolved from at least the 2012 London Summer Olympics and extended beyond the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
16 Athletes Sanctioned For Doping In Beijing Olympic Re-Tests
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has disqualified 16 different athletes from the 2008 Beijing Olympics based on results of re-tests of their anti-doping samples. No volleyball players are among the 16.
WADA Suspends Doha Anti-Doping Lab’s Accreditation
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the accreditation of the anti-doping lab in Doha, Qatar. The suspension will last a minimum of 4 months.
Russia Passes Anti-Doping Bill w/ Prison Sentences for Guilty Coaches
The Russian State Duma (Russia‘s elected parliament) unanimously passed a bill this week that includes prison terms for coaches and officials…
