The current efforts to stop the most elite doping offenders in sports have "stalled," according to Athletics Integrity Unit chair David Howman. In remarks delivered to the World Conference on Doping in Sport last week in Busan, Korea, Howman was clear that sophisticated doping systems are outpacing known methods of detecting who is cheating. “Our …
The Athletics Integrity Unit confirmed on Wednesday that long jumper Wang Jianan would not face any sanction after an investigation revealed an out-of-competition test contained traces of terbutaline — but was the result of "passive inhalation." Wang, 29, the 2022 men's long jump world champion, was given a drug test by CHINADA, the China Anti-Doping …
Fred Kerley was assessed a provisional suspension stemming from a whereabouts violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit announced on Tuesday. Kerley, the silver medalist in the men’s 100m in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and bronze winner in the same event at the Paris Games last year, reportedly amassed three whereabouts failures. The AIU states that a …
Brimin Kipkorir has been provisionally suspended after tested positive for two banned substances, the Athletics Integrity Unit announced on Monday. According to the AIU, an out-of-competition drug sample from Kipkorir contained the presence of EPO and furosemide — both on a list of prohibited items. "The AIU has provisionally suspended Brimin Misoi Kipkorir (Kenya) for …
Mo Katir has been issued a four-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit on Friday following a investigation that revealed he committed three whereabouts violations in 2023. Based on the findings, Katir, who was already handed a two-year ban in February for missing drug tests, admitted to all of the whereabouts infractions. Based on the …