LONDON, March 18, 2015 — Abbott World Marathon Majors (AWMM) is working in partnership with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to finance increased out-of-competition drug testing for elite athletes participating in AWMM events. This is the largest anti-doping effort to date by a private athletic organization and will begin this summer. Elite athletes […]
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World Marathon Majors increases testing
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IAAF strongly rejects anti-doping allegations
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The IAAF takes the anti-doping allegations published by The Sunday Times and ARD very seriously and has investigated them thoroughly. The published allegations were sensationalist and confusing: the results referred to were not positive tests. In fact, ARD and The Sunday Times both admit that their evaluation of the data did not prove doping. Professor […]
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IAAF disciplinary action from 2005 findings
July 29, 2017 By Leave a Comment
The IAAF’s long-term storage and retesting strategy concerning IAAF Championships which began in 2005 with the storage of anti-doping samples from that year’s IAAF World Championships in Helsinki has led to disciplinary action being commenced against a further 28 athletes following a second reanalysis. Doping Tests backdated In 2012, the IAAF conducted a first round […]
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Updated guidelines sent to Russian Athletics Federation
July 29, 2017 By Leave a Comment
An updated set of guidelines has been submitted to the Russian Athletics Federation (RUSaF) for those athletes wishing to apply to compete internationally in 2017. Russian Athletics Federation Guidelines to compete as neutral athletes The guidelines, submitted in English and Russian, outline the criteria that athletes must meet to be able to apply for permission […]
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Russian Doctor banned for life
July 27, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Dr Sergei Portugalo, a Russian doctor, has been banned for life from involvement in athletics. Dr Sergei Portugalo Banned for life The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) has stated that there is “clear evidence” that Dr Sergei Portugalov doped athletes. A WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) report from 2015, made very strong indications that the […]
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Anti-doping education for European championships
July 26, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Launching European Athletics’ I Run Clean(TM) online anti-doping education platform, European Athletics President Svein Arne Hansen said he will propose a regulation making completion of the programme a mandatory entry requirement for athletes taking part in future European championship events. Hansen seeks anti-doping education for all European championships President Hansen, whose 2015 election manifesto called […]
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Leeds to host ITU World Triathlon Series
July 25, 2017 By Leave a Comment
The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to announce that the ITU World Triathlon Series will return to the city of Leeds for a third successive year on 9 and 10 June 2018. Leeds to host ITU World Triathlon Series in 2018 Leeds joins Bermuda, Abu Dhabi, Yokohama and the Grand Final on the Gold […]
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Duffy, Mola win WTS Hamburg
July 23, 2017 By Leave a Comment
HAMBURG, GERMANY – Thousands of people shut down the city of Hamburg to line the streets and watch the world’s fastest triathletes compete at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg. Flora Duffy, Mario Mola win WTS in Hamburg The fifth stop of the 2017 Series was a historic one as Bermuda’s Flora Duffy won her […]
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Kipchoge aims for record at Berlin Marathon
July 8, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Berlin Marathon – Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya is currently the best marathon runner in the world. The 2016 Olympic champion is aiming to run faster at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on September 24 than his compatriot Dennis Kimetto who set the world record on the renowned fast course in 2014, stopping the clock at 2:02:57. Eliud […]
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Tallinn Marathon 2016 Run Festival
July 4, 2017 By Leave a Comment
SEB Tallinn Marathon, Estonia’s biggest recreational sports event, to boast new track as three-day exercise festival from 9th to 11th September 2016 SEB Tallinn Marathon, traditionally held on the second weekend in September, for the first time boast a three-day program and a heartily updated track. SEB Tallinn Marathon Run Festival The introductory event on […]
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