Category: anti-doping

CAS Judges ‘Lacked Anti-Doping Expertise’ at Tokyo Olympics

GENEVA—The Court of Arbitration for Sport has been criticized for picking judges to work at the Tokyo Olympics who were not expert enough to handle doping cases. Days before CAS opens its special Olympic courts at the Winter Games in Beijing, it was singled out in a wide-ranging report published by the World Anti-Doping Agency…


‘Tragic’ If British Relay Teammates Lose Olympic Silver Over Ujah’s Doping Test: BOA Chief

The British Olympic Association’s (BOA) Chairman Hugh Robertson said it would be “tragic” if other members of the country’s Olympic 4x100m relay team were stripped of their silver medals over Chijindu Ujah’s anti-doping rule violation. The Athletics Integrity Unit said on Thursday Ujah has been provisionally suspended for allegedly breaching anti-doping rules at the Tokyo…


Australian Olympic Competitor Suspended After Failing Cocaine Test

An Australian Olympic team member has been provisionally suspended by Equestrian Australia after testing positive during an anti-doping test. Australian jumping athlete Jamie Kermond returned a positive A-sample for a metabolite of cocaine following a test conducted by Sport Integrity Australia on June 26. News.com.au reported that Kermond was only informed that he failed his…