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CJ Ujah: ‘I had this stain against my name. It hurt so much and still does’

Sprinter cleared of deliberately taking performance-enhancing drugs says he always believed the truth would come out

The Guardian - UK

CJ Ujah banned for 22 months for failed drug test at Tokyo Olympics

Britain lost their 4x100m silver medal from Tokyo when Ujah tested positive for two prohibited substances.

The Independent UK

Team GB sprinter CJ Ujah cleared of ‘intentional’ doping violation

Great Britain will still lose the 4x100m relay silver medal from Tokyo 2020, with Ujah handed a reduced sentence of 22 months

The Independent UK

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Banned British sprinter CJ Ujah cleared of deliberately taking drugs at Olympics

Anti-doping authorities accepted CJ Ujah’s positive test at Tokyo 2020 was ‘not intentional’ and due to a contaminated supplement

The Guardian - UK

WADA rejects calls to remove marijuana from banned list

Paris (AFP) - Marijuana will remain on the World Anti-Doping Agency's list of banned substances after the body rejected calls to change its status on Friday.

AFP

Is Marijuana Still A Banned Substance In Sports? Yes, World Anti-Doping Agency Keeps THC On The Banned List

This article was originally published on Cannabis.net and appears here with permission. The World Anti-Doping Agency Will Still Include Marijuana On Banned Substances List - Why This Needs To Change

Benzinga

World Anti-Doping Agency Will Likely Keep Cannabis On Prohibited List

Apparently, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will keep marijuana on its list of prohibited substances for 2023. This means that athletes subject to WADA's drug testing code will continue to be suspended if they test positive for cannabis in competition.

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Singapore's First Olympic Gold Medalist, Who Bested Michael Phelps, Suspended For Cannabis Use

Joseph Schooling, a swimmer in Singapore and the country’s first Olympic gold medalist, won’t be allowed to compete for some time after he admitted to having consumed marijuana. "I demonstrated bad judgment and I am sorry," he said.

Benzinga

Witold Banka -- doping's poacher turned WADA gamekeeper

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) - World Anti-Doping Agency president Witold Banka could be described as a poacher turned gamekeeper -- he began his term as Polish sports minister with a telling off from the organisation he now heads.

AFP

AFL coach Luke Beveridge said there are 'not many sporting codes in the world that have an illicit drugs policy'. Is he correct?

Bailey Smith's coach said there are 'not many sporting codes in the world that have an illicit drugs policy'. But does the AFL really do things that differently?

ABC News

On this day in 2012 – Chambers and Millar cleared to represent GB at Olympics

The pair had been handed lifetime bans from the Games for doping offences.

The Independent UK

Jurgen Klopp "had to wait" as controversy almost derailed Liverpool's Villarreal plan

A LOOK BACK: Liverpool's preparations for their last European semi-final against Villarreal were thrown into disarray when defender Mamadou Sakho was suspended after a drug test

Daily Mirror

Anti-dopers wrestle with paying informants to break sports' code of silence

Paris (AFP) - Anti-doping organisations are torn over a suggestion from the director general of the International Cycling Union (ICU) to pay sports insiders to inform on their rivals or colleagues.

AFP

Why a Russian figure skater who tested positive for doping is still competing at the Olympics

There is no shortage of those shouting from the balconies that a 15-year-old Russian skater should be sanctioned, suspended and expelled from the Games, but sports law is designed to be just, not popular, writes Tracey Holmes.

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The Independent UK

Kamila Valieva: Wada ‘disappointed’ after Russian figure skater’s suspension overturned

The World Anti-Doping Agency disputed the ruling and called into question the decision to judge Valieva as a ‘protected person’

The Guardian - AU

Kamila Valieva: Cas clearance for skater sparks anger at Winter Olympics

The 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva is free to continue competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Reuters

Olympics-Valieva's entourage under investigation by World Anti-Doping Agency

The world's top anti-doping authority will investigate the entourage of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva who tested positive for a banned drug, plunging her into a doping scandal at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Daily Mirror

British Winter Olympics star Andrew Musgrave makes plea to Wada over doping problem

Musgrave has warned that more failures to prevent wide-scale doping within Winter Olympic events, like at Sochi 2014, could be fatal to these sports

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The Independent UK

Russia must follow ‘strict rules’ and no guarantee ban will be lifted, say WADA

Wada imposed sanctions on Russia in December 2019

Reuters

Olympics-Russia should not assume doping sanctions will be lifted, says WADA

Russia should not assume sanctions imposed for running a state sponsored doping programme will be automatically lifted when its suspension is completed at the end of year, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Thais to compete in Winter Olympics under national flag

Four Thai athletes will be able to compete in the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February and fly the national flag, despite the ban imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).

LiveScience

What is doping? And which performance-enhancing drugs are banned?

Many drugs are forbidden for use by athletes in major international competitions, such as the Olympics. Here's why.

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