(Salzburg / IBU-Press release) The International Biathlon Union (IBU) intensified its fight against doping and doubled the amount of money for anti-doping efforts in its 2009-10 budget. This decision was made at the most recent IBU Executive Board meeting in May 2009.
The Norwegian Olympic javelin champion, Andreas Thorkildsen, supports the strict whereabout rule WADA introduced this year.
Former IAAF Senior Vice-President Arne Ljungqvist (SWE) awarded by Swedish Sports Academy.
WADA President Calls for Intensification of New Strategies to Fight against Doping in Sport
The international skifederation (FIS) will conduct more than 1.000 doping tests during the upcoming Nordic skiing world championships.
On February 12th 2009 at 7 pm CET, the IBU was informed by the WADA accredited laboratory of Lausanne about the results of the B sample analysis.
With the new IPC Anti-Doping Code being effective from 1 January 2009, and in compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code (WADC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has revised its Registered Testing Pool (RTP), which purpose is to implement an efficient Out-of-Competition Testing programme. The IPC RTP has been expanded and now includes all IPC sports on the Paralympic programme.
The Danish pro cycling team, Team Saxo Bank, has ended it's anti-doping program run by Dr. Rasmus Damsgaard.
We will soon launch the Internet Anti-Doping Database with a new layout.
The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has suspended unnumbered athletes provisionally while the B-samples are being tested.