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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

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

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.

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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

‘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

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

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’

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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

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

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

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

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

The Independent UK

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.

International Business Times

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.

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The Guardian - UK

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

International Business Times UK

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.

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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

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Marathon record-holder Ruth Chepngetich suspended for positive doping test

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

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The Independent UK

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

Chepngetich tested positive for the banned substance Hydrochlorothiazide

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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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Kenyan Marathon Champion Lawrence Cherono Banned For Doping

Kenyan marathon star Lawrence Cherono banned for doping violations and falsifying documents, facing a setback in his career.

The Times of India

Kenyan long-distance runner Rhonex Kipruto gets a six-year ban for doping

Rhonex Kipruto, aged 24, has been handed a six-year ban for doping, announced the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Wednesday. Consequently, the Kenyan athlete will forfeit his 10 kilometers road race world record and a bronze medal from the world championships.

Cycling News

The anti-doping frontier: How the biological passport has changed pro cycling - part 2

In part 1, we examined the effectiveness of the Athlete Biological Passport (ABO) since its cycling rollout in 2008 and sport-wide rollout a year later. We ended by focusing on the mooted modern-day scourge of the ABP – separating legal altitude-induced changes in a cyclist’s blood profile and illegal micro-dosing…

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