The top Olympics body rejected American proposals for reforming the World Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday, as one of its members stirred controversy by comparing a ban on Russian athletes to the Holocaust. The International Olympic Committee’s executive board issued a declaration calling for a “more robust and independent anti-doping system”, but said sports bodies and … Read more
The American coach of Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah may have broken anti-doping rules to boost the performance of some of his athletes, says a leaked report. Alberto Salazar has been under investigation since a BBC Panorama programme made allegations about drugs use at his US training base. A leaked US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) report, … Read more
It is alleged that Eddie Howe’s men failed to ensure that their ‘Club Whereabouts’ information was accurate, contrary to Regulation 14(d). The charge relates to the same rule that Man City were found guilty of breaching earlier this week. Rule 14(d) states that clubs can be charged “if the information is either initially inaccurate or … Read more
The Wada report said that, on some days, “up to 50%” of planned tests had to be aborted A Wada report on the anti-doping methods employed at Rio 2016 has highlighted “serious failings”. The World Anti-Doping Agency said many athletes who had been targeted for testing “simply could not be found”. It added that, on … Read more