Kenyan politician calls for report into progress of anti-doping law following...
A Kenyan Member of Parliament has called for a report on the anti-doping law as the country attempts to tackle a crisis following several positive tests in athletics. Kathuri Murungi, a Member of...
View ArticleSemenya set to attempt triple in Ostrava
After speeding to her hat-trick of Diamond League titles this week, Caster Semenya is gunning for one that is missing from her collection of major medals – the International Association of Athletics...
View ArticleSimotwo’s four year Doping Ban Upheld
The doping ban imposed on the 2010 Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar 3000m champion Suleiman Simotwo of Kenya has been upheld. The provisional ban that was imposed was on July 14, 2017, was upheld by...
View ArticleSebastian Coe: Russia ban no yet lifted
IAAF president Sebastian Coe said Thursday that Russia still has two pre-conditions to meet before they are allowed to return to international competition, despite the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)...
View ArticleRussian Athletics Federation takes IAAF to court over suspension
Russia’s athletics federation said on Wednesday it had filed an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision by global athletics body IAAF to prolong its suspension. The...
View ArticleCoe asks Senegalese President to help extradite Papa Massata Diack to France...
Sebastian Coe has personally asked Senegal’s President Macky Sall to intervene and help have former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) marketing consultant Papa Massata Diack...
View ArticleRoad Kings Kitwara, Oloititip , Kabuu Complete Doping Ban Race
Sammy Kitwara and Nicholas Kosgei are some of the Kenyan athletes who have completed their doping ban after serving their term that was imposed by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). AIU, the body...
View ArticleSecrets that corrupt Lamine Diack took with him to the Grave
Champion long jumper. Coach of the Senegal national football team. Mayor of Dakar. Head of global athletics for 16 years. Olympic powerbroker. Fixer. Corruptor. Convicted super criminal. Lamine Diack...
View ArticleSex verification in sport: the sidelining of intersex athletes
Sex verification in sport has been debated for decades, with the likes of Ewa Kłobukowska and Caster Semenya being banned from women’s sports in the process. As more athletes were prohibited from...
View ArticleElijah Manangoi Completes his two years Ban
The 2017 World 1500m champion, Elijah Manangoi will be free (from today midnight Dec 22) to compete after serving his two years ban for “whereabouts failures” that was imposed on him by the Athletics...
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