By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria athlete, Tobi Amusan will next week know her fate on alleged doing violation against her by the Athletics Integrity Unity, AIU. This is because, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has set January 19 as the date for hearing on the appeal filed by the AIU and ... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria's hope of Winning Medals at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics in Japan has suffered another set back after one of the country's medal hopefuls in track event, Blessings Okagbare was early Saturday suspended from the Olympic Games, Bestchoicesport.com.nh can report. The Worl... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria’s 2020 Olympic taekwondo medal prospect, Elizabeth Anyanacho has undergone an unplanned anti-doping test ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. Anyanacho, Nigeria’s current best taekwondoist underwent the anti-doing test on Thursday, N... Read more...
The Nigeria Mixed Martial Arts Federation, NMMAF has assured that its Anti-Doping Committee will discourage athletes from the indiscriminate use of "Nutritional Supplements" and reiterated its commitment to help fight doping in the sport. In a statement signed by the Chairman of the NMMAF Anti-D... Read more...
Russia will attempt to overturn its four-year ban from international sport this week in the latest chapter of a long-running and controversial saga over state-sanctioned doping. Global anti-doping body WADA in December last year declared the Russian Anti-Doping Agency to be non-compliant after b... Read more...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has rejected United States report on reform of the organisation describing it as ‘misleading’ and ‘inaccurate’ WADA released a formal response to a United States government report which threatens to withhold funding if WADA doesn’t make what the Unit... Read more...
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin have sacked sports minister Pavel Kolobkov and his predecessor from his cabinet Tuesday following a doping scandal that has seen the country banned from this summer’s Olympics, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report Kolobkov has been replaced by Oleg Matytsin, a... Read more...
By Agency Report The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) formally asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday to rule on Russia’s four-year ban for doping, after the agency handed down the punishment for manipulating laboratory data. The move was expected after the Russian Anti-D... Read more...
Russia has been handed a four-year ban from all major sporting events by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). Athletes will not be allowed to compete under the Russian flag at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics or Beijing 2022 Winter Games It means the Russia flag and anthem will not be allowed at event... Read more...