The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) investigation into figure skater Kamila Valieva’s failed drug test has ruled that the teenager was not guilty of any doping infraction, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Friday. WADA said in a statement that RUSADA had determined that although Valieva had committed an anti-doping rule violation, she bore “no […]
Russian racewalker Yelena Lashmanova has been stripped of her 2012 Olympics gold medal for the use of prohibited substances. The Athletics Integrity Unit made the announcement Monday. This unit handles doping cases in international track and field.
At the Beijing Olympics, the Olympic Committee president said those responsible for the doping of Russian teen figure skater Kamila Valieva will be dealt with in “very strong measures.” Some are now pushing to raise the minimum age at the Games. And a former U.S. Olympian said the Beijing Olympics will be remembered for whitewashing Chinese human rights […]
BEIJING—Sport’s highest court on Monday cleared 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to continue competing in the Beijing Winter Olympics. However, no Olympic medals will be awarded at the women’s singles event on Thursday if Valieva finishes in the top three, with Games chiefs saying they would only present the prizes once her doping case […]
BEIJING—Figure skater Kamila Valieva will testify by video at an appeal hearing Sunday that will decide if the 15-year-old Russian star can still compete at the Beijing OIympics despite an ongoing doping case. Just 30 minutes ahead of the hearing’s scheduled 8:30 p.m. start in Beijing, Court of Arbitration for Sport director general Matthieu Reeb […]
Russian Kamila Valieva’s right to compete in women’s figure skating at the Beijing Olympics is in doubt after it was confirmed she failed a drug test prior to a history-making Winter Games performance. Earlier this week, she won her team a gold medal, but anti-doping bodies say they are fighting that decision, putting the medal in doubt. She […]
BEIJING—Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s right to compete in the women’s event at the Beijing Olympics will be decided at an urgent hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Both the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Testing Agency (ITA)—on behalf of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)—said Friday they would fight the […]
A message for athletes heading to Beijing next month for the Winter Olympics: not to eat meat in China—said a directive from the German Anti-Doping Agency on Monday. The agency sent the warning to traveling athletes for fear they might fall foul of doping regulations. Athletes may test positive in drug tests when they eat too much […]
A Wednesday hearing discussed implementing the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act in the Tokyo Olympics. But one lawyer says it won’t be able to keep the Tokyo Games clean because doping is only one problem seen in international sports.
