Weight-loss drugs to remain on Wada monitoring list but not banned for 2027 Wada will revisit its position at next year’s executive committee meeting The Independent UK · Sep 10
AAF risk: Herbal remedies put India’s Asian Games athletes under the doping scanner Elite Indian athletes face heightened doping checks from the Athletics Integrity Unit. Herbal supplements, widely used, pose a significant risk of contamination and positive tests. India's high anti-doping rule violation record has placed its athletics federation in a high-risk category. Specialists advise athletes to use only scientifically validated and quality-verified… The Economic Times · Sep 4
'AI could reverse cycling 2.0's gains' – Why artificial intelligence could become an anti-doping scientist's worst nightmare If AI can rapidly design novel medicines, could it eventually create performance-enhancing substances that anti-doping laboratories haven't detected yet? Cycling News · Aug 19
Vondrousova’s antics put tennis doping tests in spotlight – a far cry from football’s view The former Wimbledon champion’s suspension comes as Mykhailo Mudryk returns for Chelsea, exposing a stark contrast in processes The Guardian - UK · Aug 10
Christian Angermayer: 'They say my Enhanced Games are wrong? I love the criticism' Christian Angermayer co-founded the event where athletes pump up on steroids and testosterone — Jessica Burrell finds him bristling with confidence about its future Evening Standard · Aug 6
Thursday briefing: Is this the final whistle for Gianni Infantino at Fifa? In today’s newsletter: Global football’s governance crisis is exposing a long history structural flaws, and as federations revolt and officials resign the sport faces a reckoning at the highest level The Guardian - UK · Aug 6
What’s Next For Chelsea Winger Mykhailo Mudryk After Return From Doping Ban Mykhailo Mudryk hasn’t played professional soccer since November 2024. Sports Illustrated · Aug 3
Why Mykhailo Mudryk’s Four-Year Doping Ban Has Been Cut Short The Chelsea winger has spent a long time sidelined but a review of his suspension changed things. Sports Illustrated · Jul 31
Chelsea fined £10m and given suspended transfer ban by FA over agent breaches The club escaped a suspended six-point deduction for the infringements after appealing against the original punishment The Guardian - UK · Jul 31
'I would rather lose sleep than lose credibility' – Jonathan Vaughters says Tour de France night-time testing could have stopped past doping – Full interview EF Education-EasyPost team manager has defended night-time anti-doping tests at the Tour de France Cycling News · Jul 21
Riders association calls for 'intelligent fight against doping' after multiple riders subjected to overnight testing at Tour de France CPA confirms Pogačar, Vingegaard not the only riders awoken for doping controls Cycling News · Jul 20
Multiple riders have been subjected to night-time doping controls at Tour de France Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard are not the only riders to have been woken up in the early hours Cycling Weekly · Jul 20
Australia's doping plea as IOC lifts Russia athlete ban The ban on Russian athletes competing at the Olympic Games, imposed in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, has been provisionally lifted by the IOC. AAP · Jul 7
Coco Gauff reveals she was brought to tears by anti-doping tester as tennis stars slam ‘broken’ system Marketa Vondrousova was recently handed a four-year ban for refusing a doping test The Independent UK · Jun 30
Cycling News · Jun 23 'Nowhere else would we accept that level of surveillance' – Between Whereabouts, nighttime testing and 'clean anxiety', is the anti-doping system in need of reform? Strict liability, the Whereabouts system and the fear of contamination – Cyclingnews investigates the unseen pressures athletes face to prove they're not doping
The Conversation · Jun 7 Enhanced Games: what’s the issue? The “Enhanced Games”, which took place in Las Vegas from May 21–24, 2026, allow the use of performance-enhancing substances and technological equipment that are normally banned. They have been unanimously condemned by anti-doping authorities and have been the subject of fierce criticism, particularly in the media.
Euronews · May 26 Inside the Enhanced Games: Everything that happened on sport’s most controversial night 91% of competitors used testosterone, 79% human growth hormone – but the promise of multiple world records failed to materialise. Here's what actually happened.
The Guardian - UK · May 24 Ben Proud denies Enhanced Games will encourage young people to try doping Swimmer Ben Proud has denied that young people will be tempted to dope after watching the Enhanced Games
The Conversation · May 22 The Enhanced Games: ‘dangerous clown show’ or a wake-up call for traditional sport? Las Vegas has always had a reputation for doing things bigger, louder and glitzier than everyone else. On Sunday, May 24 2026 it continues that tradition when the inaugural Enhanced Games take place at a purpose-built entertainment centre at Resorts World, a giant hotel complex on the city’s famous strip.
Sports Illustrated · May 21 Enhanced Games Explained: Inside the Steroid-Fueled Competition Drawing Olympians Backed by investors including Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jr., the “Steroid Olympics” are turning banned substances into the centerpiece of a new sports spectacle.
The Guardian - UK · May 21 Enhanced Games could tempt more young people into doping, Wada warns The Enhanced Games, which first takes place on Sunday in Las Vegas, ‘goes against everything Wada stands for’
The Economic Times · May 21 How amendments to anti-doping act can change search and seizure dynamics New anti-doping laws propose empowering officers to search and detain individuals in public for up to 24 hours, aiming to curb banned substance supply. Stricter penalties, including jail time and fines, are on the table for traffickers. These changes reflect a global shift towards targeting suppliers, as India grapples with…
The Economic Times · May 21 National Anti-Doping Act set to be amended, Ministry proposes five-year jail for suppliers India is set to amend its National Anti Doping Act. The proposed changes will criminalize the supply of banned substances to athletes. Suppliers, including medical practitioners knowingly prescribing drugs, face up to five years in jail. The Sports Ministry is seeking public feedback on the amendments before tabling them in…
The Guardian - UK · May 21 Enhanced Games explained: sport’s most controversial event unpacked Why are the Enhanced Games, taking place in Las Vegas this weekend, so contentious, and how have governing bodies have responded to the event?
The Independent UK · May 12 Former Georgia captain banned for 11 years after rugby doping scandal Merab Sharikadze won 104 caps for his country and has since pursued a career in mixed martial arts