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Athletes have been medically harmed due to sport’s limits on testosterone in its female category, which have been in place for over ten years. In adopting a chromosome test, World Athletics has admitted that these policies were not fully effective. Sport now faces the prospect of legal challenges from unnecessarily harmed athletes, such as Kristen Worley and Annet Negesa.| Sports Integrity Initiative
• Twenty three athletes from 14 countries, competing in 11 sports, were involved in anti-doping proceedings that came to light during the week ending 18 August. This week UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) sanctioned Richard Freeman with a four year ban, 12 years after he ordered Testogel whilst practising as a Doctor for British Cycling and Team […]| Sports Integrity Initiative
• Twelve athletes from nine countries, competing in seven sports, were involved in anti-doping proceedings that came to light during the week ending 11 August 2023. Two recent cases have illustrated that sanctions following a positive test for Cannabis can vary wildly, depending on where an athlete is based. Cannabis, along with Cocaine, Diamorphine (Heroin) […]| Sports Integrity Initiative
• Eleven athletes (and a horse trainer) from eleven countries, competing in nine sports, were involved in anti-doping proceedings that came to light during the week ended 28 July 2023. On 27 September 2018, Scottish Police stopped Craig Campbell, Player/Coach with Brora Rangers in Scotland’s Highland League, finding Cocaine and £2,515 in his car. The […]| Sports Integrity Initiative
• Twenty eight athletes from 12 countries, competing in ten sports, were involved in anti-doping proceedings that came to light during the week ending 21 July 2023. Of the 28 doping cases that came to light in the past week, three involved ‘Whereabouts’ violations. Such cases do not involve a positive test (or AAF – […]| Sports Integrity Initiative
• Twenty four athletes from 13 countries, competing in eight sports, were involved in anti-doping proceedings that came to light during the week ended 7 July 2023. The 2021 World Anti-Doping Code included Article 10.8.1, a new provision. It allowed athletes charged with a four year ban to benefit from a one year reduction, if […]| Sports Integrity Initiative
Twenty four athletes from 12 countries, competing in nine sports, were involved in anti-doping proceedings that came to light in the week ending 12 May. A 25rd person became the first individual charged under the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act (RADA) with supplying performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) to athletes to enter a guilty plea; while a 26th […]| Sports Integrity Initiative
Twenty four athletes from 17 countries, competing in eleven sports, were involved in anti-doping proceedings that came to light during the week ending 5 May 2023. Cases involved a London 2012 Silver Medalist; a national team footballer; a Figure Skater also involved in a SafeSport investigation; and an Equestrian Jockey and Trainer who admitted doping […]| Sports Integrity Initiative
• 36 athletes from 12 countries, competing in 12 sports, were involved in anti-doping proceedings that came to light in the week ended 4 August 2023. A central tenet of anti-doping is that an athlete charged with an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) is guilty until they can prove innocence. This reversal of presumption of innocence […]| Sports Integrity Initiative
• 20 athletes from nine countries, competing in ten sports, were involved in anti-doping proceedings that came to light during the week ending 14 July 2023. Most people can hold their breath for somewhere between 30 seconds and two minutes. Elite freedivers can extend this to ten minutes and beyond. Such control is useful in […]| Sports Integrity Initiative