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.
Police in Catalonia arrested seven amateur cyclists after investigating an alleged doping ring based in the city of Girona. The investigation started after police was tipped off by a professional cyclist.
Antidoping Denmark is holding an Anti-doping-conference in Copenhagen in May, 2011.
Anti Doping Denmark starts Blood Profile program for selected elite athletes.
Customs investigators in Germany have seized a record haul of performance-enhancing drugs designed for illegal doping in sport, German media report.
Cape Town, 3rd February, 2011 - The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport is warning athletes against the risks associated with using supplements because many of them contain banned substances.
Some information regarding the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine.
The Foundation Board and Funding Committee of the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF), chaired by Mr Pat McQuaid and Mr Daniel Baal respectively, met on December 2, 2010 in Paris. The members of these two bodies approved the main themes of the UCI - International Cycling Union’s anti-doping programme for 2011.