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Aron D'Souza plans to support doping in his vision of sport

Doping 'Enhanced Games' out to disrupt Olympics

Aron D'Souza claims that he is about to join the ranks of the great entrepreneurial disruptors through his Enhanced Games which targets the "hypocritical, corrupt and dysfunctional" Olympic Games.

Athletics • 14 Feb 24

WADA pushes back on USADA demands over pace of reforms

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has indicated its eagerness to work with the United States on governance reforms but pushed back on demands from the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) chief for faster change.

other sport • 21 May 21

Travis Tygart has described the episode as 'a total joke and an embarrassment for WADA'

WADA boss 'disappointed' as Russia misses data deadline

World Anti-Doping Agency president Craig Reedie has been left "bitterly disappointed" by Russia missing the deadline to hand over data from its anti-doping laboratory in Moscow.

Athletics • 01 Jan 19

The Winter Olympics will take place in Pyeongchang

Decision means 'integrity of Games has been sabotaged'

The World Anti-Doping Agency has described the decision to overturn the lifetime bans given to 28 Russian athletes as a cause of "dismay and frustration".

Paris 2024 • 02 Feb 18

Travis Tygart has little faith in the World Anti-Doping Agency

USADA chief says WADA is "fox guarding hen house"

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is not an independent body and in its current state cannot police sport as it lacks the powers of a global regulator, US Anti-Doping Agency chief Travis Tygart said.

Athletics • 13 Mar 17

Tygart is adamant that anti-doping regulations need to drastically change

You can't promote and police your sport – Tygart

Usada (US Anti-Doping Agency) chief executive Travis Tygart hopes that one lesson from the Russian doping 'tragedy' is that it proves that a sporting organisation can't effectively promote and police sport.

Athletics • 11 Jan 17