Paula Radcliffe “categorically denies” cheating after parliamentary meeting on doping references athletes “with links to London Marathon” September 8, 2015 Paula Radcliffe has "categorically denied" cheating in a response to a parliamentary select committee meeting which she said "effectively implicated" her in The Sunday Times' investigation into blood doping in athletics. Read more: Paula Radcliffe backs Wada stance on blood data The three-time London Marathon winner said: "I categorically deny that I have resorted to cheating [...]
Paula Radcliffe backs Wada stance on blood data August 19, 2015 Britain’s Paula Radcliffe has backed the stance of anti-doping agencies in recommending athletes do not release their blood data into the public domain as it is impossible for competitors to prove they are clean. Double Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah and European 10,000m champion Jo Pavey have both chosen to publish their blood test data, [...]
Anti-doping expert Michael Ashenden says Lord Coe and IAAF don’t have dedication to clean up athletics August 12, 2015 An expert at the centre of the athletics doping storm hit back at Lord Coe yesterday and accused world governing body the IAAF of lacking the necessary rigour to oversee a clean sport. Read more: Anti-doping chiefs deny blood data leak Michael Ashenden was one of two experts enlisted by the Sunday Times to analyse leaking [...]
London Marathon chiefs turn on athletics bosses over anti-doping August 9, 2015 London Marathon bosses have criticised the IAAF and admitted to fears over the effectiveness of anti-doping measures implemented by athletics’ world governing body. Read more: Anti-doping chiefs deny blood data leak as Coe says: this is war It follows allegations yesterday that the men’s and women’s races were won by seven athletes over a [...]
The World Anti-Doping Agency is “very alarmed” after leaked files show extent of suspected doping August 2, 2015 A leak of test data from the International Association of Athletics Federation has led to new allegations of doping, which the World Anti-Doping Agency has said they are “very alarmed” about. The Sunday Times and German broadcasted ARD/WDR have been given access to the results of 12,000 blood tests from 5,000 athletes between 2001 and 2012. [...]
eSports introduces random drug testing to combat doping in professional video gaming July 24, 2015 Professional video gaming is serious, competitive sport. And to prove it, leading organisation The Electronic Sports League (ESL) will begin randomly drug testing players at its competitive tournaments. Read more: Can professional video gaming take off in the UK? The European organisation will team up with the World Anti-Doping Agency to draw up an anti-performance enhancing [...]
Ignore furore over doping, Bolt tells Mo July 23, 2015 WORLD’S fastest man Usain Bolt has given his backing to Britain’s Mo Farah and urged the double Olympic champion to ignore the furore which has emanated from doping allegations against his coach. Somali-born Farah has faced escalating scrutiny since his American trainer Alberto Salazar was accused of violating anti-doping rules and providing banned substances to [...]
Tour de France 2015: Should Team Sky’s sponsors be worried by doping allegations? July 23, 2015 Chris Froome leads the Tour de France in commanding fashion. More than three minutes ahead of his rivals with just four stages remaining he looks set to deliver Team Sky their third win in three years. And yet if Sunday's cycle into Paris is a procession for Froome, it could be one tinged with cynicism [...]
Chris Froome doubts Team Sky data release will stop doping claims July 21, 2015 BRITAIN’S Chris Froome does not expect Team Sky’s release of his performance data to silence accusations of doping but insists the furore will not derail his bid for a second Tour de France title. Froome’s dominant victory surge to a summit finish on stage 10 has been the subject of much scrutiny since his power [...]
Mo Farah: Prove I’m doping or leave me alone June 30, 2015 Double Olympic champion Mo Farah has issued a passionate defence of his integrity, insisting he is “100 per cent clean” and urging his detractors to “prove I am a cheat or leave me alone”. Read more: Athletes defend Farah over tests Briton Farah, 32, has not been accused of doping but found his character [...]