Montreal, 28 March 2018 – An important and far-reaching meeting in Helsinki, Finland, this week brought together 26 investigators and analysts who are on the front line of anti-doping intelligence gathering around the world.
The National Anti Doping Agency of Germany (NADA) regrets the announcement of the Swiss company Berlinger Special AG to withdraw from the anti-doping business in the short to medium term.
The International Biathlon Union has decided to provisionally suspend the team doctor of the national biathlon team of Kazakhstan, Dr. Khossilbek Tagayev.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has lifted the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC).
The Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), in collaboration with the PyeongChang 2018 Organising Committee (POCOG), oversaw the doping controls and results management during the Olympic Winter Games, on behalf of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), to ensure an independent overview of the anti-doping programme.
In an open letter iNADO to members of the International Olympic Committee, the organisation recommends the IOC to maintain the sanction of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and to continue to exclude the ROC from the closing ceremony of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang.
According to the Russian Bobsled Federation the bobsleigh athlete Nadezhda Sergeeva has tested positive for Trimetazidine.
The Slovenian Ice Hockey player Ziga Jeglic has tested positive for Fenoterol CAS Anti-Doping Division reports Tuesday.
Lausanne; 16 February 2018: The latest anti-doping education seminar has concluded in Azerbaijan as the IWF continues to oversee anti-doping education seminars in its nine suspended Member Federations (MFs) and support them bring about cultural change.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is pleased to learn that the International Testing Agency (ITA) has taken another step forward in becoming operational and has appointed Benjamin Cohen as its Director General.