Tag: WADA
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Highest number of tests carried out
Dublin – Ireland, July 30, 2013: The International Rugby Board is pleased to announce that no positive results were returned from testing conducted in-competition at the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 tournament in Moscow. Tests from the RWC Sevens show that of the 133 samples collected during the tournament from June 28-30, all returned negative…
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Great rewards demand great responsibility
July 26, 2013: nails, Earlier this week, I sat in on a presentation held by officers of the World Anti-Doping Association, otherwise referred to as WADA. It was a very informative presentation, and I was able to get caught up on some of the latest developments in the world of anti-doping. Members of the audience…
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4TH World Conference on Doping in Sport
Montreal – Canada, April 2, 2013 – It is our pleasure to invite you to attend the fourth World Conference on Doping in Sport, to be held in Johannesburg November 12-15, 2013. The World Conference, organized with the generous support of Sport and Recreation South Africa and the City of Johannesburg, is the occasion at…
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Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld the appeal
Lausanne, Mar 26, 2013: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the appeal of the Estonian cross-country skier Andrus Veerpalu against the decision of the Doping Panel of the International Skiing Federation (FIS) on 22 August 2011 which sanctioned him with a period of ineligibility of 3 years following a positive anti doping…
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IRB Anti-Doping Committee Reaffirms Commitment
Dublin – Ireland, Feb 20, 2013: At its annual meeting in Dublin, the International Rugby Board Anti-Doping Advisory Committee reaffirmed its commitment to the global fight against drugs cheats and endorsed Rugby’s exhaustive approach to testing and education. The Committee, chaired by former Federazione Italiana Rugby President Giancarlo Dondi, brought together leading experts in the…
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Polish Ice Sledge Hockey player suspended
Germany, Feb 01, 2013: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that the Polish Ice Sledge Hockey player Piotr Truszkowski has been suspended for one year for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation. Truszkowski returned an adverse analytical finding for Carboxy-THC (Cannabis) in a urine sample provided on 17 November 2012 following Poland’s match with Germany in…
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Prohibited List and reviews Code recommendations
Montreal – Canada, Sept 10, 2012: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) today approved the List of Prohibited Substances and Methods for 2013 at its Executive Committee meeting in London. The new List will be made official and published by October 1 and will take effect on January 1, 2013. As one of the cornerstones in…
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Georgian and Russian Powerlifters have Suspended
London – GBR, Sept 8, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that the Georgian Powerlifter Shota Omarashvili has been suspended for two years for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation. Omarashvili returned an adverse analytical finding for Anabolic Androgenic Steroids in a urine sample provided on 27 August 2012 in an out of competition test…
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Portuguese Athlete Sanctioned after Violation
Germany, August 10, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that the Portuguese athlete Luis Carlos Martins Goncalves, who won two gold medals at June’s 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships, has been suspended for two years for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation. Martins Goncalves returned an adverse analytical finding for Methylhexaneamine in a urine sample…
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IOC bans Alex Schwazer from competing at London
London – GBR, August 10, 2012: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it had declared Italian athlete Alex Schwazer (race walking) ineligible to compete at the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London for an anti-doping rule violation. Schwazer, 27, provided a urine sample on 30 July in Calice, Italy, that tested positive…