On March the 8th, the Cabinet approved, at the Minister of Education, Culture and Sport, Mr. José Ignacio Wert’s request, previously forwarded to the Spanish Parliament, the bill of Protection of Athlete’s Health and Fight against doping in sports activities.
It has come to WADA’s attention that the black market substance GW501516 is being sold to and used by some athletes.
Monaco - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has re-tested a selection of doping samples collected at the 2005 IAAF World Championships, Helsinki, Finland, from a wide range of disciplines and nations, and the results have revealed a further* six adverse findings.
The list below includes names of athletes that is currently being investigated after re-testing of their samples has returned adverse findings.
Cape Town – 4th March, 2013 – The results of the retroactive EPO (Erythropoietin) testing of 50 cyclists from events in 2012 indicate that there continues to be doping activity in South African cycling, with the doping control samples of some cyclists being classified as ‘suspicious’ but not conclusive to elicit doping charges.
Lausanne, 4 March 2013 - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the appeal of the Jamaican sprinter Steve Mullings against the decision of the Disciplinary Panel of the Jamaican Disciplinary Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) on 22 November 2011 which sanctioned him with a lifetime ineligibility following a second anti-doping rule violation.
In a statement from USADA, CEO of the Agency, Travis T. Tygart, applauds the action from U.S. Department of Justice.
Lifetime suspended athlete Lance Armstrong will not provide information to USADA regarding his doping regime as a professional cyclist.
US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has given Lance Armstrong two more weeks to meet with the organization.
The Danish professional cyclist Michael Rasmussen has confessed to Anti Doping Denmark and the NOC and Sports Confederation of Denmark about his extensive use of doping for many years, and a case will now be opened against the rider by the Doping Commission.