Tuesday - August 24th 2010
Black Sox impose one-strike-is-out drug policy
Black Sox management have imposed a "zero-tolerance" drug policy and warned any player caught smoking cannabis will be banned from the 2013 world men's softball championships in Auckland.
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Tuesday - August 24th 2010
7 Pakistani athletes suspended for doping
Seven Pakistani track and field athletes have been suspended for two years for doping after testing positive for banned steroids.
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Friday - August 20th 2010
WADA launches anti-drug campaign at Youth Olympics
The World Anti-Doping Agency is using a computer role-playing game to caution competitors at the Youth Olympics against the temptation of using drugs as a short-cut to athletic success.
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Wednesday - August 18th 2010
Anti-doping set-up gears up for Games
Extravagance has been a feature of almost everything connected with the Commonwealth Games organisation.
From complicated, costly roofs of stadia, to treadmills at outrageous prices, the Games have set high standards.
The anti-doping division in the Organising Committee (OC) has not been an exception to this rule.
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Wednesday - August 18th 2010
WADA Official: US Cycling Probe 'Could Take Years'
World Anti-Doping Agency director general David Howman thinks a U.S. probe into cheating in professional cycling could take years to complete, and says his group is helping investigators indirectly.
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Tuesday - August 17th 2010
UK ANTI-DOPING ATHLETE COMMITTEE HOLDS INAUGURAL MEETING
UK Anti-Doping’s Athlete Committee has met for the first time since its members were announced earlier this year.
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Monday - August 16th 2010
Eight Pakistani athletes fail doping tests
Pakistan athletics have been hit by fresh doping charges after eight athletes failed tests at the national athletics championships last month in Islamabad.
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Sunday - August 15th 2010
Eight Pakistani athletes tested positive: PSB
The Pakistan Amateur Athletics Federation was faced with an embarrassing situation after it was disclosed that eight athletes had tested positive in dope tests carried out during the national championships.
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