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Kenya has a doping crisis – so why has it been awarded the World Athletics Championships?

COMMENT: Nairobi beat London and Rome for the right to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships in a historic first for Africa, writes Lawrence Ostlere. But Kenya is a problematic host

The Independent UK · Sep 16

AAF risk: Herbal remedies put India’s Asian Games athletes under the doping scanner

Elite Indian athletes face heightened doping checks from the Athletics Integrity Unit. Herbal supplements, widely used, pose a significant risk of contamination and positive tests. India's high anti-doping rule violation record has placed its athletics federation in a high-risk category. Specialists advise athletes to use only scientifically validated and quality-verified…

The Economic Times · Sep 4

Inside the doping scandal that could threaten India’s Olympic dream

IN FOCUS: India has been placed alongside Russia on a list of countries with ‘extremely high’ rates of doping in sport, at a time when it is pushing to be named host of the 2036 Olympics. Namita Singh in Delhi explores why athletes here are taking performance-enhancing drugs – or…

The Independent UK · Aug 26

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India remains worst offender in AIU's June list of global dope cheats

India has once again topped the Athletics Integrity Unit's list of dope offenders, with 162 names, underscoring a persistent doping crisis in the nation's sports. Kenya and Russia follow with significant numbers. The Athletics Federation of India has been re-categorised to Category A, signifying the highest doping risk, demanding more…

The Economic Times · Jul 2

Rs 10 crore hydroponic ganja seized at Ahmedabad airport from man returning from Bangkok

Customs officials at Ahmedabad airport apprehended a 20-year-old man arriving from Bangkok, seizing over 10 kilograms of hydroponic marijuana from his checked baggage. The illicit substance, valued at an estimated Rs 10 crore, was detected by a sniffer dog. The passenger, identified as Ibrahim Sefulla from Junagadh, was arrested, and…

The Economic Times · Jun 28

Tsegay handed four-month ban for doping violation

Ethiopia's two-time world champion and Olympic medallist Gudaf Tsegay has been banned for four months in a doping case that effectively ends her season.

AAP · Jun 12

World champion runner Gudaf Tsegay hit with four-month doping ban

Tsegay is now unlikely to compete again this season after her ban was confirmed on Friday

The Independent UK · Jun 12

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‘Important for future generations’: behind the fight to resurrect Manchester’s Nello James centre

Named in honour of the writer CLR James, the hub did vital work to help the city’s Black communities and now campaigners are seeking its return

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11

Olympian Alysha Newman announces new career venture as Victoria’s Secret model after being banned from her sport

She is banned for 20 months after missing three drug tests

The Independent UK · May 6

Global anti-doping chief admits drugs cheats in sport are escaping detection

One of the most senior figures in global anti-doping has warned that too many drug cheats in sport are evading detection – and criticised the current system as ‘ineffective’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025

Sabastian Sawe: the marathon star on a mission to be drug tested as much as possible

This year’s London Marathon winner deserves credit for offering more than enough proof he is clean while setting a new standard for other athletes to follow

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2025

Women’s marathon world record-holder Chepngetich handed three-year doping ban

The women’s marathon world record holder, Ruth Chepngetich, has been banned for three years after failing a drugs test

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2025

Ruth Chepng’etich: Women's marathon world record holder banned for three years after anti-doping admission

Kenyan was first female athlete to dip below two hours and ten minutes for 26.2 miles

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2025

Marathon world record holder handed three-year doping ban, but time allowed to stand

Chepngetich, who broke the women’s marathon record in Chicago last year, tested positive for the banned substance hydrochlorothiazide after taking her housemaid’s medication

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025

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The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025

Sabastian Sawe on the marathon world record and why it’s ’the worst moment ever to run very fast’

Exclusive interview: Sawe attempted to break Kelvin Kiptum’s men’s marathon world record in Berlin this year, only for sweltering conditions to deny him, but the Kenyan runner tells Jack Rathborn how he plans to get it next time and the importance of anti-doping in the sport

International Business Times · Sep 22, 2025

Kenyan Athletes Shine In Tokyo, But Anti-doping Efforts Remain In The Dark

Kenyan athletes may have shone at the world championships in Tokyo, winning seven golds, but persistent allegations of doping still cast a shadow as the global anti-doping agency threatens to sanction the east African country.

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025

Enhanced Games: Lord Sebastian Coe refuses to discuss controversial event

The World Athletics president faced the media after former world 100m champion Fred Kerley became the first track athlete to join the Enhanced Games.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2025

Enhanced Games targets British stars after signing US sprinter Fred Kerley

The signature of British athletes across all sports are being prioritised by controversial start-up the Enhanced Games

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International Business Times UK · Sep 16, 2025

Doping Outrage: Erriyon Knighton and Diribe Welteji Axed – Is Anyone in World Athletics Clean Anymore?

US sprinter Erriyon Knighton and Ethiopia's Diribe Welteji ruled out of the Tokyo World Athletics Championships amid major doping controversy.

Advnture · Sep 10, 2025

UTMB champion Joyline Chepngeno suspended for two years, loses titles and sponsorship after positive doping test

The Kenyan athlete tested positive for the banned substance in the same month she won a historic UTMB victory

Al Jazeera · Jul 17, 2025

Marathon record-holder Ruth Chepngetich suspended for positive doping test

Chepngetich suspended after testing positive for banned diuretic test, with further investigation pending.

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025

Marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich provisionally suspended after positive drugs test

Chepngetich tested positive for the banned substance Hydrochlorothiazide

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2025

Marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich suspended over banned substance

Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for the presence and use of a prohibited substance

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2024

Cleared Olympic sprinter Erriyon Knighton's doping contamination case headed to appeal

The doping case involving U.S. sprinter Erriyon Knighton’s claims of eating contaminated meat is being appealed and will be sent to the Court of Arbitration for Sport

Dynamite News · Aug 12, 2024

Kerala: AIU seizes big consignment of gold at Cochin airport

The officers of AIU intercepted the suspected passenger at the exit gate area of the Cochin International Airport. Read further on Dynamite News:

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