Tag: Anti-Doping
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Qatar pledges US $1M in big boost to Anti-Doping Research Fund
Montreal, Nov 24, 2014: The State of Qatar has given a big boost to the worldwide clean sport movement by contributing US $1 million to the Anti-Doping Research Fund announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Qatar’s contribution is part of a global government initiative to match the IOC’s pledge to invest US $10 million…
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China leads government commitment to match IOC Anti-Doping Research Fund
Montreal, September 4, 2014: Following the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) pledge to invest US $10 million in anti-doping research, China has become the first country to formally announce its contribution to a government equivalent fund. In December 2013, the IOC President Thomas Bach announced that the organization would invest US $10 million to fund innovative…
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WADA Foundation Board Announces Outcomes
Johannesburg, Nov 15, 2013: WADA’s Foundation Board elected its next Chairman and Vice Chairman at this afternoon’s Foundation Board Meeting at the World Conference on Doping in Sport in Johannesburg, South Africa. Sir Craig Reedie, the IOC Vice President, was, as a representative of the sport movement, appointed WADA’s next Chair, and is set to…
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4th World Conference on Doping in Sport
Montreal, Oct 15, 2013: There are just four weeks to go until the fourth World Conference on Doping in Sport, which will be held in Johannesburg from November 12 – 15, 2013. With the approval of the 2015 World Anti-Doping Code set to take place, the World Conference is the must-attend event on the anti-doping…
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Antidoping Q&A explains how the cheats are caught
Moscow – Russia, August 5, 2013: he IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013 will be held in the Russian capital between 10 to 18 August and will witness the most comprehensive anti-doping programme in the history of the 30-year-old event. Below is a brief Q-and-A to explain the far-reaching strategy designed to catch the cheats. Q:…
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UCI Presidential Candidate Brian Cookson Calls
July 22, 2013: UCI Presidential Candidate Brian Cookson in a major statement today set out how he would tackle doping in cycling and help re-establish the sport’s credibility if elected President. Brian Cookson said: “This year’s Tour de France has seen many heroic performances yet there has been a mood of skepticism and doubt in…
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Antidoping Act Huge step forward for T&T sport
By: Brian Lweis, May 15, 2016: “The Act to provide for the implementation of the UNESCO International Convention against doping in sport and the establishment of the T&T Anti-Doping Organisation (TTADO) is absolutely necessary if this country is serious about developing a sustainable and vibrant sport industry,” said Brian Lewis, the secretary general T&T Olympic…
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Decision in the case of Fernando Romboli
London, May 15, 2013: The International Tennis Federation announced today that Fernando Romboli has been found to have committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation under Article 2.1 of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (presence of a Prohibited Substance in a player’s sample). Mr Romboli, a 24-year-old tennis player from Brazil, provided a sample on 11 July 2012…
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Introduce athlete biological passport
London, Mar 07, 2013: The Tennis Anti-Doping Programme Working Group, comprised of representatives of the ITF, ATP, WTA and the Grand Slam tournaments met on 5 March 2013 as part of their regular review of the programme, and expressed unified support to implement an Athlete Biological Passport Programme from 2013. The Athlete Biological Passport provides…
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CAS Imposes a 2Year Suspension on Zoltan
Lausanne, July 26, 2012: Zoltan Kovago, The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rendered its decision in the urgent appeal filed by the International Athletics Association (IAAF) against the decision of the Doping Committee of the Hungarian National Anti-doping Organisation dated 6 June 2012 exonerating the Hungarian discus thrower Zoltan Kövago from any sanction. The…