WADA
World Anti-Doping Agency. "Promotes, coordinates, and monitors at the international level the fight against doping in sports in all its forms"
Website: www.wada-ama.org
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Doping bans for cocaine and cannabis will be heavily cut down
Athletes caught using drugs like cocaine and cannabis will face much shorter doping bans under new rules.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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'Athletes should not be required to publicly defend their legitimate use of a TUE' says WADA
World Anti-Doping Agency issues an information document to try and stop 'tremendous amount of misinformation' regarding therapeutic use exemption certificates
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Five changes to the World Anti-Doping Code you may not know about
Along with an increase in ban from two to four years, the World Anti-Doping Agency has introduced or amended several measures to prevent doping
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Sky and UCI under scrutiny for Chris Froome's steroid TUE
Calls made to tighten up the Union Cycliste Internationale's procedure for administering Therapeutic Use Exemption certificates
By Gregor Brown Published
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UCI 'considering improvements' in TUE certificate system in wake of Select Committee doping report
Union Cycliste Internationale issues response to the UK parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee 'Combatting Doping in Sport' report
By Nigel Wynn Published
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TUEs don’t help you win an Olympic medal, according to anti-doping study
Using a banned substance through TUEs will not make you more likely to win an Olympic medal, according to a new anti-doping study.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Fancy Bear hackers target anti-doping agencies ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The infamous Fancy Bear hackers have carried out multiple cyberattacks against anti-doping agencies ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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'10% of athletes could be doping', says WADA boss
World Anti-Doping Agency director general David Howman says one in 10 sportspeople may be doping, but says cycling is cleaning up its act
By Nigel Wynn Published
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UK Anti-Doping condemns hack of British athletes' data
The head of UKAD clarified the situation and explained the steps the organisation has taken since WADA's system was hacked
By Jack Elton-Walters Published
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WADA president says TUE system 'works perfectly' (video)
World Anti-Doping Agency president Craig Reedie states that the therapeutic use exemption certificate system is working, despite controversy surrounding hacked medical data
By Nigel Wynn Published
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UCI 'determining options' to analyse Operacion Puerto blood bags
UCI will join forces with anti-doping agencies and organisations in an attempt to analyse the contents of the blood and plasma bags seized during the Operacion Puerto doping bust
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Lance Armstrong’s doping guru Ferrari named in WADA's banned list
"WADA is increasingly of the belief that athletes do not dope alone" says anti-doping organisation as it lists banned sports personnel
By Gregor Brown Published
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Four-year doping ban comes into force
World Anti-Doping Agency's revised ban for doping in sport came into force from January 1
By Nigel Wynn Published
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New ‘ground-breaking’ test to catch blood dopers could be ready for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
A new “ground-breaking” doping test that can catch blood dopers weeks or months after a transfusion could be used at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Chris Froome: WADA and UCI need to urgently address TUE system
Three-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome published a statement on twitter as the storm around TUEs continues
By Jack Elton-Walters Published
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Steve Cummings explains his TUE for asthma medication
British rider Steve Cummings give statement regarding the therapeutic use exemption (TUE) certificate published by Russian hackers last week
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Callum Skinner publishes medical records to prove his 'asthma is real'
British track sprinter Callum Skinner obtains and publishes all of his National Health Service records relating to his asthma in the wake of his hacked TUEs being published
By Nigel Wynn Published
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UCI and WADA obtain samples from Operation Puerto blood bags
World Anti-Doping Agency and UCI are storing samples from Operation Puerto in an accredited laboratory 'outside Spain'
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Head of WADA says anti-doping campaigners 'refuse to accept reality' of Chris Froome salbutamol case
The president of WADA has responded to criticism after cycling anti-doping campaigners called for him to resign.
By Alex Ballinger Published