Category: ATHLETICS
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IAAF and UCI comparisons are misleading
Monaco, Aug 14, 2015: In response to a number of media inquiries into comparisons between the annual expenditure of the IAAF and the world governing body of cycling UCI, we would like to underline a number of facts for the record. At the risk of sounding repetitive by reiterating what we have said before, the…
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Media accreditation and information – IAAF Congress and IAAF / IOC meeting
Monaco, Aug 13, 2015: The opening ceremony of the 50th IAAF Congress in Beijing, China takes place on Tuesday 18 August and will be followed by two full-day working sessions (Wed 19 / Thu 20 Aug). Following IAAF Congress, as is traditional prior to every IAAF World Championships, the IAAF Council and the Executive Board…
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Latest success of IAAF re-testing strategy reveals 32 more adverse findings from Helsinki 2005 and Osaka 2007
Monaco, Aug 11, 2015: The IAAF’s long-term storage and retesting strategy concerning IAAF Championships which began in 2005 with the storage of anti-doping samples from that year’s IAAF World Championships in Helsinki has led to disciplinary action being commenced against a further 28 athletes following a second reanalysis. In 2012, the IAAF conducted a first…
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Professor Arne Ljungqvist believes allegations against IAAF are highly unfair
Monaco, Aug 8, 2015: The IAAF was pleased to receive this morning a message of support in its ongoing battle against doping in athletics from one of the pioneers of the anti-doping movement, Professor Arne Ljungqvist. Professor Ljungqvist, former Chairman of the IOC Medical Commission (2003-2014) and former Vice President of WADA (2008-2013) said: “The…
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IAAF to contact Ashenden and Parisotto over “seriously incorrect assertions”
Monaco, Aug 8, 2015: The IAAF has carefully considered the statement issued on 5 August 2015 by scientists Michael Ashenden and Robin Parisotto and believes it contains a number of seriously incorrect assertions which the IAAF has a duty to correct. Of most concern to us is that the two scientists continue to defend their…
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Member Federations confirm support for Olympic Athletics Dividend
By Rob Fawdon from San Jose, Costa Rica, Aug 7, 2015: IAAF Presidential Candidate Seb Coe has today announced that IAAF Member Federations from Canada, France, Qatar, Russia, United Kingdom and the United States have shown their support for his proposed Olympic Athletics Dividend by waiving or investing their entitlement in order to help support…
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IAAF warmly welcomes WADA statement concerning Blood Data
Monaco, Aug 7, 2015: The IAAF warmly welcomes today’s clear and unequivocal statement by the World Anti-Doping Agency concerning the recent accusations against the veracity of the IAAF’s anti-doping programme. The IAAF, like WADA, is committed to protecting the interests of clean athletes but believes strongly that all anti-doping initiatives need to be handled strictly…
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WADA’s Independent Commission to urgently launch investigation into doping allegations against international athletics
Lausanne, Aug 7, 2015: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed today that its Independent Commission will urgently launch its investigation into widespread doping allegations against international athletics. The allegations stem from the television documentary titled “Doping – Top Secret: The Shadowy World of Athletics”, which was released by German broadcaster ARD on 1 August. The…
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Eaton selects his five young stars for his Eugene camp
Monaco, Aug 7, 2015: Back in June, the IAAF announced a new project with Ashton Eaton in which the world and Olympic decathlon champion would select five athletes who impressed him at the IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015 to join him in Eugene for an all-expenses-paid three-day training camp. With the championships having concluded,…
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WADA confirms that leaked athletics database does not originate from its Anti-Doping Administration & Management System (ADAMS) Athletes can have full confidence in the integrity of ADAMS
Montreal, Aug 5, 2015: Further to the television documentary titled “Doping – Top Secret: The Shadowy World of Athletics”, which was released by German broadcaster ARD on 1 August, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirms that the leaked database, which contains blood values of athletes from international athletics, is not from its Anti-Doping Administration &…