British Olympic medallist Proud joins drug-fuelled Enhanced GamesLONDON: Swimmer Ben Proud, who won an Olympic silver medal at Paris 2024, has become the first British athlete to join the Enhanced Games, a competition where athletes will be free to use performance-enhancing drugs.
WADA condemns ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ Enhanced GamesNEW YORK: The World Anti-Doping Agency condemned the Enhanced Games as “dangerous and irresponsible” on Thursday, a day after the competition that endorses the use of banned substances announced its inaugural 2026 event.
World Athletics chief happy with Kenya doping progressNairobi: World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe said yesterday he was satisfied with the progress made by Kenya in fighting doping which had threatened to make the country a sporting pariah.
Doping-World Anti-Doping Agency drops lawsuit against US counterpartMONTREAL: The World Anti-Doping Agency said yesterday it has dropped its lawsuit against the US Anti-Doping Agency in a dispute involving 23 Chinese swimmers who failed drug tests in the lead-up to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
Cycling chiefs move to ban controversial carbon monoxide usePARIS: Cycling’s governing body on Thursday moved to ban the controversial but legal carbon monoxide breathing method used by some top riders.
Phelps, Schmitt call for WADA reform in US hearingWASHINGTON: Olympic swimming icon Michael Phelps and four-time gold medallist Allison Schmitt called for reform of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Tuesday over the global body's handling of the 2021 Chinese swimming drugs scandal.
USADA wants investigation into China swimming, welcomes WADA lawsuitTORONTO: The head of the United States Anti-Doping Agency demanded on Monday an investigation into the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) handling of 23 positive tests by Chinese swimmers and welcomed the global body’s threat of legal action.
Russian teenager Valieva set to go for second Beijing Olympic titleBEIJING: Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will go for a second Beijing Olympics title on Thursday, the next chapter in a damaging doping scandal which has overshadowed the Games.
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