doping

Doping: Former European high jump champ Alexander Shustov of Russia banned

The Russian Athletics Federation said on Monday that Shustov's ban was dated from June 5, and his results were disqualified for a period from 2013 to 2017.

published on : 9th June 2020

Zero samples in May too, online hearing available

However, while the machine as a whole remains immobilised, individual parts of it have begun revving back into life.

published on : 14th May 2020

Peru captain Paolo Guerrero cleared to play at World Cup after court ruling

36-year-old Guerrero is now free to lead his country in their first appearance at the tournament.

published on : 31st May 2018

Commonwealth Games 2018: Indian boxers cleared of doping charges

Indian boxers were cleared of any doping violation, but they remained under the scanner for breaching the Games' strict 'no needle' policy.

published on : 2nd April 2018

Doping: Two more Russians fail retests of 2012 London Olympic samples

The IOC said that 584 samples from London have been retested and 49 have come up positive with 21 of those coming from Russian athletes.

published on : 1st December 2017

Doping: Russia says athletes will not return 2014 Winter Olympics medals

Russian biathlete Yana Romanova, who has been disqualified, said that she would rather "throw it in the bin than give it back to the IOC".

published on : 29th November 2017

Russia's Olympic-medal winning weightlifter Ruslan Albegov suspended in doping case 

Russia's entire weightlifting team was banned from last year's Olympics for repeated doping cases.

published on : 13th November 2017

Javelin thrower Rohit Yadav suspended for doping, will go for 'B' sample test

Javelin thrower Rohit Yadav has been provisionally suspended after he failed a dope test conducted by the NADA.

published on : 27th May 2017