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NDTL’s suspension extended for six months

NDTL’s suspension extended for six months

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the accreditation of the country’s National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) for another six months.

The NDTL was originally suspended in August last year for six months due to non-conformities with the International Standard for Laboratories (ISL), including in relation to the laboratory’s isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC/C/IRMS) analytical…

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NADA launches mobile application

NADA launches mobile application

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The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Tuesday launched a mobile application to provide athletes easy access to information on various aspects of sport, prohibited substances and dope-testing.

The app was launched by Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju through video-conferencing in the presence of Sports Secretary Ravi Mittal and NADA director-general Navin Agarwal.

“I congratulate NADA on…

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New athletes group formed to tackle doping in sports

New athletes group formed to tackle doping in sports

An Olympic gold medalist and a former executive at the World Anti-Doping Agency are forming an organization designed to give athletes a stronger voice in the fight against doping and the powers that police it.

The group, called Global Athlete, is being organized by British cyclist Callum Skinner. Rob Koehler, who suddenly quit his post as deputy director general at WADA last year, will be the…

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MOSCOW | WADA visits Moscow lab seeking key doping data

MOSCOW | WADA visits Moscow lab seeking key doping data

MOSCOW— A delegation from the World Anti-Doping Agency visited the Moscow laboratory at the center of Russia’s doping cover-ups on Wednesday, seeking data which could lead to more bans for the country’s top athletes.

Russia must provide computer data from the lab before Dec. 31 or risk having its national anti-doping agency suspended again, two months after its controversial reinstatement.

“We…

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Former investigator calls WADA's Russia decision 'cowardly'

Former investigator calls WADA’s Russia decision ‘cowardly’

At the same time the World Anti-Doping Agency announced changes to its governance structure, the agency’s former lead investigator wrote an op-ed piece arguing its leaders should be replaced, and said the decision to reinstate Russia‘s suspended anti-doping agency came via a “cowardly” process that betrayed clean athletes.

Jack Robertson, who led the initial WADA probe into doping inside the…

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Athletes outraged at proposed age requirement for WADA prez

Athletes outraged at proposed age requirement for WADA prez

Three high-profile Olympic and Paralympic athletes are incensed over a proposed age minimum that would eliminate their choice to be the next president of the World Anti-Doping Agency.

A list of guidelines under consideration includes a requirement that any candidate to replace Craig Reedie be at least 45. Reedie’s term expires next year.

That would eliminate 41-year-old Linda Helleland of Norway,…

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WASHINGTON | White House, athletes pressure anti-doping body to reform

WASHINGTON | White House, athletes pressure anti-doping body to reform

WASHINGTON — Olympic athletes joined the acting White House drug czar and anti-doping officials from seven other countries on Wednesday to call on the World Anti-Doping Agency to reform its governance, saying major changes are necessary to ensure drug-free competition at international events.

The first-of-its-kind doping summit was organized by the Office of National Drug Control Policy in part…

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Former Armstrong team manager gets lifetime ban from cycling

Former Armstrong team manager gets lifetime ban from cycling

Lance Armstrong‘s former team manager said he’s been given a lifetime ban from cycling for his role in a doping program that helped Armstrong win the Tour de France seven times.

Johan Bruyneel had been serving a 10-year ban. In a letter posted on social media Wednesday, Bruyneel announced the Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport had extended the ban for life.

The U.S. Anti-Doping…

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