News on doping in sport

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Police collaboration leads to four-year anti-doping ban

UK Anti-Doping has today confirmed that Ian Burns has been banned from all competition for four years under the UK Athletics anti-doping rules.

IOC disqualifies four medallists from Athens 2004 following further analysis of stored samples

The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that four athletes who won medals at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games have been disqualified after further analysis of their stored samples resulted in adverse analytical findings.

SA Cycling Champion Gets Maximum Sentence

Cape Town – 5 December, 2012 – SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) has announced that South African cycling champion, David George, who tested positive for the banned drug EPO (Erythropoietin) has received a two year ban from sport, following sentencing on Saturday.

Doping documentary wins best sports programme prize

The film “The War On Doping” has won the top prize for best documentary in the Sports and Society category at the Fédération Internationale Cinéma Télévision Sportifs (FICTS) World Sports Film Festival 2012 in Beijing.

IOC strips Uzbek wrestler of London bronze

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it has disqualified Uzbek wrestler Soslan Tigiev from the men’s 74kg freestyle wrestling event during the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London, where he placed third.

Norway wants to Criminalize Doping

In a letter to the Government the Norwegian Sports C where they suggest that storing and using prohibited substances becomes illegal.

DCU wants Verbruggen out of UCI

The Danish Cycling Union wants to remove Hein Verbruggen from his position at the International Cycling Union (UCI).

ASADA Looks into White case

ASADA is aware of the media statement issued by Matthew White regarding his doping activities while a member of the US Postal Service team.

Links to articles related to the Lance Armstrong case

Below we have and will continue to add links to articles we find relevant related to the suspension of former pro cyclist Lance Armstrong:

Reasoned Decision sent to UCI and WTC

Colorado Springs, Colo. (October 10, 2012) - \"Today, we are sending the \'Reasoned Decision\' in the Lance Armstrong case and supporting information to the Union Cycliste International (UCI), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC).

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