In response to WADA's Independent Commission report issued today, the IAAF President, Sebastian Coe, has taken the urgent step of seeking approval from his fellow IAAF Council Members to consider sanctions against the Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF). These sanctions could include provisional and full suspension and the removal of future IAAF events.
UKAD awaits actions following the WADA report published Monday. While USADA is applauding the work of the WADA Independent Commission.
The International Olympic Committee Ethics Commission has decided to recommend the provisional suspension of the IOC honorary membership of former IAAF President Mr. Lamine Diack.
Interpol is to coordinate a global investigation led by France into an alleged international corruption scam involving sports officials as well as athletes suspected of a doping cover-up.
The french cyclist Lloyd Mondory has been suspended for four years by the UCI Anti-Doping Tribunal.
The Australian kayaker Tate Smith has been suspended for two years after testing positive for Stanozolol.
More than 250 representatives of governments and the sport movement are expected at Conference of Parties (COP5) in Paris the coming days, in order to discuss anti-doping challenges and propose solutions in line with the Convention to eliminate doping at a time of growing concern about the use of performance enhancing drugs by teenagers and young adults, including recreational athletes.
33 athletes has so far in 2015 been suspended for four years after violating anti-doping rules.
Soccer is in ninth spot in our top ten list of sports. In 2015 only two soccer players has been banned.
Nine athletes has received a public warning after testing positive for Furosemide.