The US sprinter Christian Coleman has been suspended for two years after failing to provide information on his whereabouts three times over the last year.
High-profile US athletes being chased by the US Anti-Doping Agency in the BALCO affair have been shown some of the evidence against them, including a shopping list of illegal drugs and a price list (see below).
Bangalore, May 14 (PTI): India is setting up a national anti-doping agency with advanced equipment and the independent agency would be operational in the next few months, a top sports ministry official said on Friday.
New research has cast doubt over the accuracy of the test for nandrolone, the banned anabolic steroid, and raised the possibility that some athletes suspended for failing dope tests could have been wrongfully punished.
Figures released today by UK Sport, the UK’s National Anti-Doping Organisation, show that more than 6,500 drug tests were undertaken in the UK over the past year (April 2004-March 2005). The final total of 6,520 marks an 11% increase on the previous year (5,876 tests).
Following inquiries about nandrolone testing and the recent “unstable urine” phenomenon, WADA clarifies the following.
Minister announces new anti-doping body Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA)
A method to detect this drug in horse urine samples is developed.
Montreal (AHN) - Anti-doping bosses have expressed interest in reviewing naturally occurring drug profiles related to the testing for erythropoietin (EPO)
High blood values in the samples of four Serie A footballers have raised suspicions about the possible use of the banned blood-enhancing drug EPO, Italian media reported on Thursday.