CZECH ANTIDOPING IS CHANGING VISUAL IDENTITY WITH A NEW LOGO BUT THE PROGRAM REMAINS The Anti-Doping Committee of the Czech Republic is the highest authority and an exclusive professional workplace with nationwide scope ensuring the anti-doping program of the Czech Republic. This professional guarantor for anti-doping issues was established in 1999 as a state…
MEDIA RELEASE FIGURE SKATING THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS) HEARING IN THE ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING RUSADA, THE ISU, WADA AND KAMILA VALIEVA WILL START ON 26 SEPTEMBER 2023 Lausanne, 15 September 2023 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirms the following arrangements for the hearing in the arbitration procedures CAS 2023/A/9451 Association…
THE 2023 LIST OF PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES AND METHODS The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published The 2023 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List) h Illustration: SAA and The 2023 Monitoring Program Illustration: SAA Come into force on 1 January 2023. The List is one of the eight International Standards that are mandatory for all Signatories of the World Anti-Doping Code (Code)….
THE 15TH ANTI-DOPING WORKSHOP OF THE AUSTRIAN DOPING CONTROL LABORATORY IN SEIBERSDORF The Austrian Doping Control Laboratory in Seibersdorf organized on November 28, 2022, DCL the 15th Anti-Doping Workshop with the main topic – Experiencing WADA: Passport, Paperless, Blood Spots and More. Photo: SAA Representatives of leading anti-doping organizations, especially WADA, AIU, USADA, DBS…
WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY AND ATHLETICS INTEGRITY UNIT TO DECIDE FATE OF KENYA ATHLETICS Kenya is on the verge of being banned from international athletics competitions due to increasing cases of doping among its athletes. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) will meet in Monaco on November 25, 2022 to…
WADA PRESIDENT WITOLD BAŃKA CALLS FOR GREATER FOCUS ON ANTI-DOPING WITHIN EUROPEAN UNION Photo: WADA The President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Witold Bańka, called on the European Union (EU) to prioritize the protection of clean sport on the agenda of all future presidencies of the EU and in all future…
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE SR APPROVED AMENDMENTS TO THE ACT ON NARCOTICS, PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES AND PREPARATIONS Photo: NR SR On November 8, 2022, the National Council of the Slovak Republic approved the Government’s draft law amending Act No. 139/1998 Coll. on narcotic substances, psychotropic substances and preparations as amended (hereinafter referred…
SIMONA HALEP WITH A POSITIVE TEST FOR THE BANNED SUBSTANCE ROXADUSTAT According to the announcement of the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) of the World Tennis Federation, the Romanian tennis player Simona Halepova was, after the analysis of the control sample taken at the US Open in August of this year. tested positive for…
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ANTI-DOPING RESEARCH GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ANTI-DOPING RESEARCH Gender equality in science has attracted increasing attention in the last century. There is considerable evidence in the scientific literature that the academic productivity of male researchers is higher than that of females in general in terms of the number of publications and authors, citations,…
CONTROVERSIAL FIGURE SKATER KAMILA VALIEVA IS SET TO RETURN IN A RUSSIAN-ONLY EVENT, JUST 37 DAYS AFTER THE WINTER OLYMPICS SCANDAL… … as Russian Anti-Doping Agency intends to take six months to reach a decision over a possible sanction for alleged doping Photo: VCVG via Getty Images Kamila Valieva will return to competitive action,…
