IOC retest more London 2012 Games samples as fight against doping intensify

By Reuters,

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is conducting additional doping analyses on the samples of athletes collected from the 2012 London Olympic G...

(ITA , 2012 London Olympic Games , athletes , doping analyses , International Olympic Committee , International Testing Agency , IOC

WADA bowed to money over principle – ex-director general

By Reuters,

The former director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency said on Friday that WADA’s decision to reinstate Russia’s anti-doping authority was dr...

David Howman , DIRECTOR GENERAL , money , russia , WADA , World Anti-Doping Agency

WADA votes to reinstate RUSADA subject to conditions

By Matthews Mutai,

The ban on Russia’s anti-doping agency RUSADA was lifted by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Thursday, subject to various conditions, in a dec...

doping , RUSADA , WADA

CAS dismisses Olympic appeals from Russia trio

By Reuters,

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed appeals from three Russian athletes against decisions issued by the International Olympic Commi...

CAS , Court of Arbitration for Sport , Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) , doping , International Olympic Committee (IOC) , Russia doping

No more gold for Bolt as Carter loses doping appeal

By AFP,

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday rejected an appeal by sprinter Nesta Carter, whose positive test for a stimulant saw Jamaican tea...

CAS , Court of Arbitration for Sport , Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) , doping , Nesta Carter , Usain Bolt

IOC keeps Russia doping ban for Olympic closing ceremony

By AFP,

  Russian athletes will not be able to march behind their flag at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics closing ceremony later Sunday after the IOC ...

doping , OAR , Olympic Athletes from Russia , Pyeongchang Winter Games

IOC apologises as member banished from Olympics

By AFP,

The IOC apologised and said it expected better of its members after former Winter Olympian Adam Pengilly was sent home for "poor behaviour" following ...

International Olympic Committee , IOC , Pyeongchang Games , Winter Olympics

Doping hangs over Olympics before they even begin

By AFP,

The casual viewer of the Pyeongchang Olympics could be forgiven for wondering just how many athletes are doped after a raft of recent revelations in w...

doping , EPO , Pyeongchang Olympics , Russian President Vladimir Putin , Winter Olympics

CAS overturns doping bans on 28 Russian athletes

By AFP,

Twenty-eight Russian athletes have had their Olympic doping bans overturned and their results from the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi reinstated after the...

CAS , Court of Arbitration for Sport , Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) , International Olympic Committee (IOC) , IOC , Pyeongchang , South Korea , Winter Olympics

IOC ‘confident’ Tokyo 2020 venues will be ready on time

By AFP,

Tokyo organisers are back on track and will complete their 2020 Olympic venues on schedule, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Monday at t...

Russia banned from 2018 Winter Olympics over doping

By AFP,

Russia was banned Tuesday from the 2018 Winter Games by the International Olympic Committee over its state-orchestrated doping programme, but clean Ru...

2018 Winter Games , doping , IOC , IOC President Thomas Bach , russia

Russia awaits decision on Winter Olympics ban for doping

By AFP,

Doping-tainted Russia's 2018 Winter Olympics participation will be decided when the International Olympic Committee meets from Tuesday, in one of the ...

2018 Winter Olympics participation , ban , doping , Doping tainted Russia , drip of negative news , Games in Pyeongchang , high-stakes summit in Lausanne , IAAF , International Olympic Committee meets , russia , South Korea , WADA's refusal to lift the suspension , Winter Olympics

Putin says US plotted doping scandal to swing Russian vote

By AFP,

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the United States of inventing doping allegations against Russian athletes to influence next year's presi...

athletics , Donald Trump , doping , KREMLIN , russia , USA , Vladimir Putin

Russia wants U.S. to deport doping whistleblower

By Reuters,

Russia said on Wednesday it planned to ask the United States to extradite Grigory Rodchenkov, the ex-head of Russia’s anti-doping laboratory who all...

anti-doping , athletics , doping , Grigory Rodchenkov , International Olympic Committee (IOC) , russia , Russia doping , Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics , US , USA

Rio 2016 Olympic committee chief resigns after arrest

By AFP,

The chairman of Brazil's Olympic Committee, who helped organize the Rio 2016 Games, submitted his resignation Saturday, saying he wanted to concentrat...

Carlos Nuzman , corruption , IOC , Rio 2016

IOC to unfreeze Nock funds, suspends Noc-Brazil

By Citizen Team,

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has pledged its support for the National Olympic Committee of Kenya and suggested it will unfreeze funding t...

Brazil , Carlos Nuzman , IOC , NOCK , Paul Tergat , Thomas Bach

Paul “Saint” Tergat elected new Nock boss

By Charity Wanja,

Distance running legend Paul Tergat is the new National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Nock) president after he was elected unopposed during the Elective...

Elective General Assembly , IAAF World Cross Country , NOCK , Paul Tergat

CMD-Kenya denies Nock ‘overstepping’ claims, Kipchoge signs out

By Charity Wanja,

The Centre for Multiparty Democracy of Kenya has denied overstepping its electoral mandate as claimed by the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Nock...

athletics , CMD-Kenya , Dr. Kipchoge Keino , International Olympic Committee , IOC , Irene Tindi , National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Nock) , NOCK , Paul Tergat

Heavyweight Korir throws weight behind Tergat

By Matthews Mutai,

The 2012 Boston Marathon Champion Wesley Korir has finally broken his silence throwing his weight behind Paul Tergat and his team ahead of the Nationa...

012 Boston Marathon Champion , Cherangany , NOCK , Paul Tergat , Wesley Korir

IOC orders Nock to resume May 5 elections

By Charity Wanja,

There will be no fresh nominations for the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Nock) elections. In a letter addressed to Nock president Dr Kipchog...

athletics , CMD-Kenya , IOC , NOCK , polls