In light of the ongoing scandal involving 23 Chinese swimmers being allowed to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Games even after testing positive for trimetazidine, Global Athlete has sent out an open letter to the World Anti-Doping Agency stating their mistrust in the organisation and requesting transparency on the investigations taken on the swimmers’ case and actions to be taken going forward to ensure a fair playing field for all athletes. 

Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) has completed an assessment of statements made in Parliament by Andrew Wilkie alleging that the Australian Football League (AFL) conducted 'secret' and 'off the books' drug testing of players to undermine the anti-doping process.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced its Independent Observer (IO) programme teams in preparation for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. WADA’s IO programme is designed to enhance athlete and public confidence as to the quality, effectiveness and reliability of anti-doping programmes during the Games.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned Para athletics athlete Amir Khosravani for three years for an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) in breach of the IPC Anti-Doping Code. 

American sprinter Erriyon Knighton, who tested positive in an anti-doping control earlier this year, has been cleared to compete in the upcoming track and field trials following an arbitration decision, according to the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).

The doping scandal that hit the World Anti-Doping agency last April involving 23 Chinese athletes who failed repeated drug tests, as reported by The New York Times, keeps snowballing with the latest announcement by the Asian superpower.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) has announced the extension of its contract with the Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA), reinforcing their joint commitment to maintaining the highest standards of integrity in mixed martial arts through a robust anti-doping program.

Following a vote by its Executive Committee (ExCo), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has immediately removed the Tunisian National Anti-Doping Agency (ANAD) from the list of Signatories in non-compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code.

The World Anti-Doping Agency hit back on Friday at the American newspaper’s report that it had known well before the Tokyo Olympics that swimmers from China had tested positive for clenbuterol, all the way back to 2016 before the Rio Games, calling its coverage “sensationalist and inaccurate”.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has suspended Para swimmer Aleksey Lyzhikhin for two years for committing anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs) in violation of the IPC Anti-Doping Code (the Code).

Long-distance runner Sultan Haydar has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for Evading, Refusing or Failing to submit to Sample Collection, according to the independent testing authority’s official website. 

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is providing an update on the development and implementation of new features of the Athlete Biological Passport and announcing related webinars to be held on 12 and 19 June 2024.

Issamade 'Issam' Asinga, who blamed his positive drug test on "eating recovery gummies", will be stripped of his titles as South American double sprint champion and world U20 100m record holder for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) and banned for four years from 9 August 2023 by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU).

Like a constant drizzle, criticism and demands for clarification keep pouring over the World Anti-Doping agency s handling of the 23 positive tests from China’s 2021 swimming team. American politicians have now united in their ask for answers from the global watchdog, the Associated Press reports.

Just two months before the start of the Olympic Games in Paris, the controversy surrounding the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and its handling of certain cases, notably that of the 23 Chinese swimmers allowed to compete at Beijing 2020, is growing.