Archive - Recent News
Tuesday - July 22nd 2008
Probe raises concerns over Olympic drug test - BBC
Major doubts have been raised over a key doping test just weeks before the Beijing Olympics, according to a BBC probe released on Monday. Read more...
Saturday - July 19th 2008
Court won't overturn Chambers life time ban.
British sprinter Dwain Chambers failed Friday in his bid to overturn a lifetime Olympic ban because of doping, and will not be able to compete at the Beijing Games. Read all...
Saturday - July 19th 2008
Vroemen fails second drug test.
The second drugs test carried out on Dutch steeplechaser Simon Vroemen is also positive, news agency ANP reports. Full story...
Saturday - July 19th 2008
Another day, another doping scandal.
With the competition reduced to an afterthought, the Tour de France was rocked by another drug bust yesterday. Read more...
Tuesday - July 8th 2008
Australian sprinter warned and disqualified from races.
Australian sprinter Kate Ackland has been warned and disqualified from her races at the Australian club championships after returning a positive test to an asthma medication. Read more...
Tuesday - July 8th 2008
McMurdo suspended for steroid use
Australian domestic cyclist Hilton McMurdo has been handed a two-year sanction by Cycling Australia (CA) for his use of anabolic steroids. Read more...
Monday - July 7th 2008
Another chinese athlete banned for life
For the second time in less than a week, Chinese authorities announced that one of their Olympic athletes had tested positive for a banned substance. Read more...
Friday - June 27th 2008
Bulgarian Weightlifters withdraw from Beijing.
Bulgaria's weightlifting federation announced Friday they were pulling both their men and women's teams from the Beijing Olympics after 11 athletes tested positive. Read more...
Friday - June 27th 2008
China's Ouyang banned for life.
China's top backstroke swimmer Ouyang Kunpeng has been banned for life for doping, officials confirmed on Friday, dealing the host nation an embarrassing blow just 42 days before the start of the Beijing Olympics. Full story...
Friday - June 27th 2008