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 …
A bipartisan group in Congress bashed the World Anti-Doping Agency for its handing of trying to find who leaked information that led to the agency clearing 23 Chinese swimmers before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. In a letter sent on Thursday to WADA president Witold Banka, the members of Congress criticized the agency for trying …
Marvin Bracy-Williams was issued a 45-month ban from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Monday — nearly four years — after admitting to anti-doping rule violations, which included attempting tampering. USADA confirmed the suspension which began with an investigation after receiving a tip in early 2024. Bracy-Williams was given an out-of-competition urine sample, which tested positive …
Ruth Chepngetich's world record at the Chicago Marathon last October will stand but she will face a three-year ban after admitting to doping violations after testing positive for banned substances in March, according to the Athletics Integrity Unit. In a detailed report released on Thursday, the AIU noted that Chepngetich, 31, gave a sample in …
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced on Wednesday that an independent arbitrator has handed Shadrack Biwott a four-year ban following a hearing stemming from his presentation to defend himself against claims that a drug test on showed evidence of erythropoietin (EPO), a restricted substance. According to a report released by USADA, Biwott's out-of-competition on January 25, …
A Richmond, Texas track and field coach was handed a lifetime ban by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Monday after an investigation revealed he provided his 16-year-old son with testosterone, who received a two-year suspension. According to USADA, Michael Vowell provided his own prescription testosterone gel to his son at the 2023 USA Track and …
Daniel do Nascimento was handed a five-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit on Wednesday after an out-of-competition sample from 2024 revealed the presence of three banned substances. do Nascimento, 26, missed the 2024 Paris Olympic men's marathon following the positive test that was taken on July 4, 2024 during a training session in Kenya. …
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 …
Russia’s Tatyana Tomashova was issued a 10 year ban on Tuesday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport judge after being found guilty of a doping violation. It is Tomashova's second doping infraction and she will likely be stripped of her 2012 Olympic 1,500m silver medal. The 49-year-old was perviously handed a two year ban …