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Global anti-doping chief admits drugs cheats in sport are escaping detection

One of the most senior figures in global anti-doping has warned that too many drug cheats in sport are evading detection – and criticised the current system as ‘ineffective’

The Guardian - UK

Sabastian Sawe: the marathon star on a mission to be drug tested as much as possible

This year’s London Marathon winner deserves credit for offering more than enough proof he is clean while setting a new standard for other athletes to follow

The Guardian - UK

Women’s marathon world record-holder Chepngetich handed three-year doping ban

The women’s marathon world record holder, Ruth Chepngetich, has been banned for three years after failing a drugs test

The Guardian - UK

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Ruth Chepng’etich: Women's marathon world record holder banned for three years after anti-doping admission

Kenyan was first female athlete to dip below two hours and ten minutes for 26.2 miles

Evening Standard

Marathon world record holder handed three-year doping ban, but time allowed to stand

Chepngetich, who broke the women’s marathon record in Chicago last year, tested positive for the banned substance hydrochlorothiazide after taking her housemaid’s medication

The Independent UK

Sabastian Sawe on the marathon world record and why it’s ’the worst moment ever to run very fast’

Exclusive interview: Sawe attempted to break Kelvin Kiptum’s men’s marathon world record in Berlin this year, only for sweltering conditions to deny him, but the Kenyan runner tells Jack Rathborn how he plans to get it next time and the importance of anti-doping in the sport

The Independent UK

Kenyan Athletes Shine In Tokyo, But Anti-doping Efforts Remain In The Dark

Kenyan athletes may have shone at the world championships in Tokyo, winning seven golds, but persistent allegations of doping still cast a shadow as the global anti-doping agency threatens to sanction the east African country.

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Enhanced Games: Lord Sebastian Coe refuses to discuss controversial event

The World Athletics president faced the media after former world 100m champion Fred Kerley became the first track athlete to join the Enhanced Games.

The Independent UK

Enhanced Games targets British stars after signing US sprinter Fred Kerley

The signature of British athletes across all sports are being prioritised by controversial start-up the Enhanced Games

The Guardian - UK

Doping Outrage: Erriyon Knighton and Diribe Welteji Axed – Is Anyone in World Athletics Clean Anymore?

US sprinter Erriyon Knighton and Ethiopia's Diribe Welteji ruled out of the Tokyo World Athletics Championships amid major doping controversy.

International Business Times UK

UTMB champion Joyline Chepngeno suspended for two years, loses titles and sponsorship after positive doping test

The Kenyan athlete tested positive for the banned substance in the same month she won a historic UTMB victory

Advnture

Marathon record-holder Ruth Chepngetich suspended for positive doping test

Chepngetich suspended after testing positive for banned diuretic test, with further investigation pending.

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Marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich provisionally suspended after positive drugs test

Chepngetich tested positive for the banned substance Hydrochlorothiazide

The Independent UK

Marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich suspended over banned substance

Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for the presence and use of a prohibited substance

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Cleared Olympic sprinter Erriyon Knighton's doping contamination case headed to appeal

The doping case involving U.S. sprinter Erriyon Knighton’s claims of eating contaminated meat is being appealed and will be sent to the Court of Arbitration for Sport

Dynamite News

Kerala: AIU seizes big consignment of gold at Cochin airport

The officers of AIU intercepted the suspected passenger at the exit gate area of the Cochin International Airport. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Kenyan Marathon Champion Lawrence Cherono Banned For Doping

Kenyan marathon star Lawrence Cherono banned for doping violations and falsifying documents, facing a setback in his career.

The Times of India

Kenyan long-distance runner Rhonex Kipruto gets a six-year ban for doping

Rhonex Kipruto, aged 24, has been handed a six-year ban for doping, announced the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Wednesday. Consequently, the Kenyan athlete will forfeit his 10 kilometers road race world record and a bronze medal from the world championships.

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Cycling News

The anti-doping frontier: How the biological passport has changed pro cycling - part 2

In part 1, we examined the effectiveness of the Athlete Biological Passport (ABO) since its cycling rollout in 2008 and sport-wide rollout a year later. We ended by focusing on the mooted modern-day scourge of the ABP – separating legal altitude-induced changes in a cyclist’s blood profile and illegal micro-dosing…

The Times of India

Olympic pole vault champion Thiago Braz gets 16-month ban for doping

NEW DELHI: Thiago Braz, the Brazilian former Olympic pole vault champion, has been handed a 16-month ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for breaching anti-doping regulations, as stated in a release on Tuesday.

The Hindu

Need to bring ‘backbenchers’ into innovation loop that India aims at: Speakers at Vice Chancellors conference

NEP 2020 boosts research & innovation, but challenges remain in nurturing backbenchers into research and innovation loop.

The Hindu

1.5 kg gold paste found in restroom of Tiruchi airport

Officers of the Customs Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) recovered gold in paste form from a men’s restroom at the Tiruchi International Airport on Thursday. About 1.5 kg of gold was extracted from the paste.

The Hindu

Indian hammer thrower Rachna Kumari banned for 12 years for doping

Hammer thrower Rachna Kumari and quarter-miler Nirmala Sheoran suspended for multiple doping violations by AIU and NADA.

The Hindu

Gold worth over ₹1 crore seized at Kochi airport

Over ₹51 lakh worth of gold seized from a family arriving from Doha, and over a kilo from a passenger from Sharjah.

The Hindu

NADA’s presence helped us win National title, says Calicut University’s sports head

Calicut University wins overall team title at National men's inter-university athletics championships, thanks to presence of NADA. Athletes using steroids & doping a major problem in AIU meets.

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