On 1 March 2011 Nikita Kamaev took up his duties as Executive Director of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA). The Agency is awaiting further structural and functional reforms.
The International Cycling Union (UCI) decided on March 24, 2011 – within the time frame stipulated by the Regulations – to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne against the Spanish Cycling Federation’s (RFEC) finding in the case of Alberto Contador.
Lausanne, 23 March 2011 - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the appeal filed by the Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz against the decision of the Portuguese Anti- Doping Authority (Autoridade Antidopagem de Portugal) dated 30 August 2010, pursuant to which a six month ban from all sports activities was imposed on him, following an incident which occurred during an anti-doping control of some of the Portuguese national team players prior to the FIFA World Cup 2010.
Anti Doping Denmark has posted a job application on their website. So if blood pass, WADA Code and doping in sports is of interest, this could be the job for you.
The danish cyclist Philop Nielsen is cleared by the Danish Sports Federation (DIF) after testing positive for Clenbuterol.
On March 18, 2011, the UCI advised German rider Patrik Sinkewitz that he is provisionally suspended. The decision to provisionally suspend Mr Sinkewitz was made in response to a report from the WADA accredited laboratory in Lausanne indicating an Adverse Analytical Finding of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone in a blood sample collected from him at an in-competition test carried out by Antidoping Switzerland, authorized by the UCI, at the GP di Lugano on 27 February 2011.
Colorado Springs, Colo. (March 18, 2011) USADA announced today that Mark Block, a coach and agent in the sport of track and field, has received a 10- year suspension from an independent three-member American Arbitration Association (AAA) panel for violating sport anti-doping rules.
Colorado Springs, CO – March 15, 2011 – USADA announced today the findings of a groundbreaking research study, designed to measure Americans’ attitudes and beliefs about sport and the impact sport has on values and culture in America. According to the study, What Sport Means in America: A Study of Sport’s Role in Society, sports play a major role in shaping the character and culture of America’s citizens.
The International Weightlifting Federation is holding a World Anti-Doping conference in Istanbul, Turkey.
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo will feature one of the most comprehensive anti-doping programs at a major international sports event following the Olympic Winter Games. In addition to in-competition testing after all competitions, the program includes a significant out-of-competition testing program, implemented in conjunction with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Similar programs were already executed prior to the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships since 2003 and the Olympic Winter Games in 2002, 2006 and 2010.