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Oct. 1, 2008
Olympics
Decision by Court of Arbitration for Sport indicates it’s OK to be a drug cheat if you are younger than 16. IOC won’t hold medal ceremonies in response to ruling.
Feb. 14, 2022
Opinion
The Valieva doping scandal at the Winter Olympics raises questions about the competence of the International Olympic Committee and the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Feb. 16, 2022
Caught between two crises--runaway doping in sports and runaway corruption within the Olympic movement--the International Olympic Committee pauses this week to consider a question it would rather not have to answer: How does an organization unable to control itself credibly set about controlling drug abuse in sports?
Feb. 2, 1999
A divided three-member arbitration panel Thursday upheld the doping accusation against 2006 Tour de France champion Floyd Landis, stripping the American cyclist of his title in the sport’s marquee race despite finding numerous errors of procedure and “sloppy practice” by the French laboratory that analyzed his samples.
Sept. 21, 2007
Olympics Blog
Feb. 5, 2010
The chances of the Russian flag flying at next year’s Olympics took a hit when anti-doping regulators recommended the country be declared noncompliant.
Nov. 22, 2019
Sports
The World Anti-Doping Agency said Wednesday that its database was not the source for a media report alleging widespread doping among track-and-field athletes.
Aug. 5, 2015
Nearly three years after Russia came under scrutiny for a massive doping scandal, international anti-doping authorities have taken a controversial step toward restoring the embattled nation’s status in the sporting world.
Sept. 20, 2018
Many countries have curtailed testing because of the coronavirus. The World Anti-Doping Agency insists it will search for ways to address the issue.
May 26, 2020