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The banning of Chinese swimming superstar Sun Yang, accused of being a drug cheat, misses the point that there are two sides to every story, so a rehearing of his case is justified.
- World Anti-Doping Agency says meeting will allow experts to be questioned over approach to incident
- China claim positive tests were a result of food contamination at a hotel where swimmers had stayed
There are concerns that trust was ‘a little broken’ because policies and procedures appeared not to have been followed as in the past.
Estonian Kregor Zirk fears he will compete against rivals exploiting Therapeutic Use Exemptions this summer and says his faith in global anti-doping body Wada has diminished.
New Zealander Lewis Clareburt hopes his second Games will be remembered for the action in the pool as he bids for first Olympic medal.
World Anti-Doping Agency tasks former Swiss public prosecutor Eric Cottier to review its handling of the case, and says it will send team a ‘compliance audit team’ to China.
Usada calls World Anti-Doping Agency’s inaction a ‘failure’ of the system, wants an independent prosecutor appointed to review the case.
Revelation that World Anti-Doping Agency knew 23 Chinese swimmers failed drugs test before the Tokyo Olympics, but let them compete anyway, has sparked fury in US.
Anti-doping body gave athletes permission to compete after accepting Chinese findings that tests had been contaminated.
Three-time Olympian says athletes thinking of taking part in the Games, which allow the use of pharmacological or technological help, should be protected from ‘poor decisions’.
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe slams event where performance-enhancing drugs will be allowed, says competitors will face long bans from traditional sport.
Former 100m world champion James Magnussen first athlete to commit to competing in Enhanced Games, where competitors will be encouraged to dope in attempt to break records.
Two years after incident rocked Beijing Winter Olympics, the US team are likely to be crowned champions, with Japan taking silver, but Russian athletes could still get bronze.
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) found Valieva guilty of committing an anti-doping rule violation that rattled 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics; competitors still waiting for medals.
World Anti-Doping Agency releases results of 10-year study of more that 1,500 positive tests involving 1,400 minors.
World Anti-Doping Agency ‘concerned’ by finding, will appeal result at Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Russian 15-year-old was caught at centre of storm at Beijing Winter Olympics after testing positive for banned substance.
Here’s everything you need to know about doping scandal surrounding 15-year-old Russian figure skater, and her hearing with Court of Arbitration for Sport.
‘Don’t hide your face – perform and defeat everybody,’ Kremlin spokesman tells gold medallist Kamila Valieva, who faces a doping hearing which will decide her Winter Olympics fate.
Britain’s The Times newspaper reported that the three-time Olympic champion had been training in government-funded facilities despite his four-year suspension.
Chinese quartet could be in line for the bronze medal as Team GB, who finished with silver, sees one of its runners provisionally banned.
University of Canberra assistant professor Catherine Ordway says anyone in the Chinese swimmer’s shoes would feel the process was working against them.
The Swiss court ruling appears to have swung on an objection by Sun’s lawyers to the chairman of the three-judge panel, former Italian foreign minister Franco Frattini.
The 22-year-old Jack will be allowed to return to swimming soon before the start of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.