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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
