Coronavirus will not be opportunity for drug cheats, says WADA chiefon March 29, 2020PARIS: World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief Witold Banka had a message on Saturday for any athlete thinking they could take advantage of the gap in drug-testing created by the coronavirus outbreak — “we will catch you” and “eliminate you”. WADA acknowledged last week that the coronavirus pandemic had created challenges for drug-testers with countries closing […]
Augusta National opens doors to women — at least for one dayon April 4, 2019When the fight for gender equality in golf is chronicled Augusta National will not be the key battle but it will be remembered as a provocative flashpoint and the site of another small victory this week when the club hosts a women’s tournament. When the golfers tee it up for the final round of the […]
WADA poised to decide fate of Russian agencyon January 14, 2019A long-running doping scandal could be heading towards a conclusion when the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) receives a report from their Compliance Review Committee (CRC) next week that could confirm Russia’s conditional reinstatement. Having, after much stalling, allowed a WADA inspection team access to data in a tainted Moscow laboratory on Thursday, Russian authorities will […]