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WADA Archive
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WADA Suspends Accredidation for Rio Lab Involved in Cielo, Becker Positive Tests
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No CommentsAccording to a press release on the website, WADA has suspended the accredidation of the UFRJ Rio de Janeiro Control Laboratory to conduct isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) testing for up to 6 months. This lab, which is Brazil’s only WADA-accredited lab, became a focus point... -
British Olympic Association Sends “Rule 45″ Back to CAS for More Arbitration
Posted on December 13, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe British Olympic Association is taking WADA back to court to again arbitrate whether or not the BOA is non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code. This is a veiled counter-attack at the infamous “Rule 45″ that the CAS struck down earlier this year by ruling in... -
WADA Publishes 2012 Prohibited List; Clenbuterol Remains Illegal at Any Dosage
Posted on September 30, 2011 | No CommentsThe World Anti-Doping Agency Executive Committee (WADA) has released their list of prohibited substances that will take effect January 1, 2012. This is the list that will be in effect through the 2012 Olympic Games, which will likely put it in an intense spotlight towards... -
WADA Approves Official 2012 Prohibited Substance List; Recommends Increase in Blood Testing
Posted on September 21, 2011 | No CommentsWADA has approved their updated list of prohibited substances to take effect January 1st, 2012 as well as put forth new guidelines for international drug testing best practices. The most significant change to the lists of banned substances is the removal of Formoterol, an asthma... -
China’s Jing Liu Receives Warning for Positive Prednisone Test
Posted on August 10, 2011 | No CommentsFINA has announced that China’s Jing Liu has received a warning, issued by the Chinese Swimming Association, for a positive test for Prednisone, an immunosuppresant that is used commonly in medicine to treat a wide range of diseases including asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. Prednisone falls under... -
FINA: No Positive Doping Tests at World Champioships
Posted on July 31, 2011 | 1 CommentFINA Doping Control Review Board Chairman Dr. Andrew Pipe has reported that there were not any positive doping tests throughout the entire FINA World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai. It seems as though any tests done during the final training session are likely still on their way to... -
USOC/IOC To Arbitrate Validity of “Rule 45″ August 17th; Subirats’ Fate Hangs in Balance
Posted on July 7, 2011 | 3 CommentsSwitzerland’s Court for Arbitration of Sport (CAS) has set a date of August 17th for the arbitration between the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to test the IOC’s “Rule 45″. This rule has been in the news many times lately,... -
WADA Launches CoachTrue Programme to Improve Anti-Doping Education
Posted on May 17, 2011 | No CommentsThe World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has launched a program called CoachTrue (a play off of their “Play True” slogan) that is designed to educate coaches around the world (in all sports) about the dangers of, and how to prevent, using performance enhancing drugs. This is a great... -
Bousquet, World’s Top Sprinter, Gets Doping Ban…And Nobody Cares.
Posted on October 22, 2010 | 4 CommentsImagine if when your Friday morning paper came out, the headline of the front page of the Sports section was about Lebron James being suspended for 2 months for testing positive for illegal drugs; or that Eli Manning was suspended for 6 weeks for a violation... -
FINA Doping Rules Might Delay Trickett’s Return Until After World Championships
Posted on September 2, 2010 | 1 CommentLibby Trickett’s announcement yesterday that she would be returning from a brief, 7 month retirement, was a huge lift for the Australian swimming community that was very disappointed by Australia’s results at the Pan-Pac games. At only 25, Trickett should have no problem getting back into...









