Olivier Niggli

Three Chinese Swimmers Reportedly Tested Positive Before 2021 Incident, Also Went Unpunished

For three of the 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance in 2021 before the Tokyo Olympics, it wasn’t their first time.

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WADA Points to Contamination Case in U.S. as Precedent for Clearing Chinese Swimmers in 2021

“If we had to do it over again now, we would do exactly the same thing,” WADA president Witold Banka said at a press conference on Monday.

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Aquatics Ranks 9th Among Sports With Most Dopers in 2020 (WADA Annual Report)

2020 was an unusual year for anti-doping efforts, with sample collections dramatically reduced because of COVID-19 safety protocols.

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Court of Arbitration for Sport and WADA Engage in Public Spat Ahead of Beijing

The WADA report from after the Tokyo Olympics criticized “the lack of anti-doping knowledge” of some CAS Anti-Doping Division members.

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WADA Declares Eight Anti-Doping Organizations Non-Compliant

The national agencies from Montenegro, Romania, Thailand, Korea, Indonesia and the German Community of Belgium were among those declared non-compliant.

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WADA Pubblica Una Guida Per La Gestione Dei Test COVID-19

L’Agenzia Mondiale Anti-doping ha pubblicato una guida per dormire alle agenzie nazionali tutte le informazione utile sui test COVID-19

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COVID testing guidelines update from WADA

The WADA has released an updated document for Anti-Doping Organizations to provide suggested best practices for COVID testing programs.

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WADA Richiede Udienza Pubblica Al CAS Nel Processo Contro Russia

WADA, l’Agenzia Mondiale Antidoping, ha presentato richiesta al CAS di pubblica udienza nel processo contro l’Agenzia Antidoping russa.

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WADA Publishes 2019 List of Prohibited Substances And Methods

WADA published its list of prohibited substances that comes into effect on January 1, 2019.

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WADA Publishes 2018 List of Banned Substances and Methods

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has released the 2018 List of Banned Substances and Methods.

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Welt-Anti-Doping-Agentur denkt über Verbot von Koffein nach

In den neuesten Überlegungen der World Anti-Doping Agency, welche Substanzen auf die Liste der für Sportler verbotenen Mittel sollen, tauchen…

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WADA Monitoring, Looking At Possible Corticosteroids & Caffeine Ban

Two substances are reportedly under review by WADA as potential performance enhancers headed toward a ban.

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Russian Hackers Leak Medical Info of Simone Biles, Venus, Serena

The New York Times is reporting that a group of Russian hackers have compromised the World Anti-Doping Agency’s systems, leaking the…

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WADA “Disappointed” IOC Didn’t Decline All Russian Athletes’ Entries

In a statement released today, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) expressed its disappointment that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) did…

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