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The report accused the management team in the Rio 2016 anti-doping department of 'a lack of coordination'

'Serious failings' in Olympic anti-doping - WADA

A report by the World Anti-Doping Agency into the anti-doping operation employed at the Rio 2016 Games has criticised "serious failings".

Athletics • 27 Oct 16

Steven Colvert was banned for two years in July 2015

Inconsistencies highlighted in Colvert doping case

A controversial doping case against Irish sprinter Steven Colvert has been thrown into doubt by a series of scientific articles that have highlighted inconsistencies in the process and raised questions about the anti-doping system.

Athletics • 20 Oct 16

Bradley Wiggins has said he would retire at the end of 2016

Bradley Wiggins gets 'strike' for missed whereabouts test

Bradley Wiggins has received a 'strike' for the equivalent of a missed drugs test.

Cycling • 15 Oct 16

WADA claim leaked documents may have been altered

The World Anti-Doping Agency has indicated the hacker group Fancy Bears may have doctored or fabricated some of the medical documents of athletes that it has released.

Athletics • 05 Oct 16

Maria Sharapova announces her doping violation in March

Sharapova: Doping hearing panel wasn't neutral

Maria Sharapova claims the International Tennis Federation hearing into her doping violation was "not neutral" and she is "starting to think" the sports governing body tried to make an example of her.

Tennis • 05 Oct 16

Bradley Wiggins (R) and Chris Froome in action for Team SKY in 2013

Froome says TUE drug system needs reform

Three-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome has described the rules allowing athletes to take drugs that would normally be banned under sport's anti-doping rules as "open to abuse" and in need of urgent reform.

Cycling • 27 Sep 16

Bradley Wiggins' actions 'stink' according to Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin

Wiggins denies trying to gain advantage from drug

Bradley Wiggins has denied he was trying to gain an "unfair advantage" when he obtained permission to use a banned drug before some of his biggest races, including his victory in the 2012 Tour de France.

Cycling • 25 Sep 16

Russian track and field athletes were banned from this year's Olympics after widespread doping was uncovered

WADA and IOC to mend fences after doping tension

World Anti-Doping Agency president Craig Reedie believes peace has broken out between his organisation and the International Olympic Committee after a summer of disputes about how to react to the Russian doping crisis.

Paris 2024 • 22 Sep 16

Mo Farah os among 26 athletes to have had their TUEs published online on Monday

Mo Farah has 'nothing to hide' on medical record

Mo Farah is unfazed by the latest leak of confidential medical documents by Russian hackers which revealed the four-time Olympic gold medallist had been granted a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) in October 2008.

Athletics • 20 Sep 16

Chris Froome recently finished in second place at Vuelta a Espana

Froome not bothered by cyber attack revelations

Triple Tour de France champion Chris Froome says he has "no issue" with his private medical records being leaked in a cyber attack by Russian hackers on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Athletics • 15 Sep 16

WADA condemns ongoing cyber attacks

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said that another batch of athlete data has been leaked by the same Russian cyber espionage group that published confidential medical data earlier this week.

Athletics • 15 Sep 16

Russian track and field athletes were banned from the Rio games

WADA hacking 'originated out of Russia'

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has revealed that confidential athlete data relating to the Rio Olympics was hacked by a Russian cyber espionage group.

Paris 2024 • 13 Sep 16

'The response WADA received was unsatisfactory...'

WADA highly critical of lax Brazilian testing

The World Anti-Doping Agency has labelled Brazil's decision to stop testing its Olympic team in the build-up to Rio 2016 as "unacceptable".

Paris 2024 • 06 Aug 16

Russia's Olympic participation has been jeopardised after evidence emerged of a state-sponsored doping programme

Russia's Rio 2016 fate to be decided later today

The International Olympic Committee will decide later today whether to impose a provisional ban on Russia from the Rio Olympics, which start on 5 August, after more evidence emerged of a systematic doping culture in the country.

Paris 2024 • 19 Jul 16

Olympic doping samples will have to be sent abroad during the Games

Rio doping lab suspended ahead of Olympics

The World Anti-Doping Agency has suspended Rio's new laboratory just six weeks before the start of the Olympics, plunging plans to deter cheats this summer into crisis.

Paris 2024 • 24 Jun 16

WADA suspends Madrid anti-doping laboratory

Madrid's Anti-Doping Laboratory was suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Monday after failing to comply with international standards.

Other sport • 07 Jun 16

Maria Sharapova explaining at a media conference in March that she has failed a drugs test at the start of 2016

Sharapova faces the music at anti-doping hearing

Maria Sharapova faces an anti-doping panel today as she waits to discover if she faces a lengthy ban after testing positive in January.

Tennis • 18 May 16

Kenya have been declared non-compliant with anti-doping rules

WADA find Kenya 'non-compliant' with doping rules

Kenya's participation at Rio 2016 has been cast in doubt after the World Anti-Doping Agency's Foundation Board declared them non-compliant with anti-doping rules.

Athletics • 13 May 16

The total number of failed tests globally fell 13%

Russia leading doping offender in 2014, says WADA

Russia was the leading doping offender in global sport during 2014, followed by Italy and India, the World Anti-Doping Agency said on Wednesday.

Athletics • 27 Apr 16

Vitaly Mutko: 'This is an important step in our journey'

Russia announces anti-doping reforms

Russia has announced reforms it hopes will repair the credibility of its anti-doping body and will see its athletics team compete at the Rio Olympics.

Athletics • 20 Apr 16

WADA to investigate Chinese doping cover-up report

Swimming's world governing body says a small number of anti-doping violations by Chinese swimmers are being investigated.

Swimming • 24 Mar 16

WADA declare Spain and Mexico non-compliant

The World Anti-Doping Agency declared Spain and Mexico non-compliant with its code today after both failed to meet a March 18 deadline for implementing new rules.

Soccer • 19 Mar 16

Sergey Kirdyapkin is just one of a host of Russian athletes banned recently for doping offences

Samples to be re-tested to catch drugs cheats

Re-testing of hundreds of athletes' samples collected at the London 2012 and Beijing 2008 Games is underway in a bid to catch historic cheats.

Athletics • 15 Mar 16

Craig Reedie: 'Sport has had its wake up call'

WADA: Athletes and public are demanding answers

Athletes and millions of sports fans worldwide have demanded answers following the spate of doping and governance scandals which have hit sport recently, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency said today.

Athletics • 14 Mar 16

Dick Pound: 'All the tennis players were given notification of it and she has a medical team somewhere.'

WADA chief criticises 'reckless' Sharapova

Maria Sharapova has been "reckless beyond description" in failing a drugs test, according to former World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound.

Tennis • 08 Mar 16