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Olympic hurdles champion McNeal denies testing positive for banned substance
(Reuters) - American Olympic 100 metres hurdles gold medallist Brianna McNeal has denied testing positive for any banned substance in a statement released by her management agency on Saturday.
Russian athletes propose 'Katyusha' folk song to replace anthem - reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian athletes on Thursday proposed playing patriotic folk song 'Katyusha' at international sporting events for the next two years, while Russia's national anthem is banned over doping violations, news agencies reported.
Olympic hurdles champion McNeal suspended for violating anti-doping rules
(Reuters) - American Olympic 100 metres hurdles gold medallist Brianna McNeal has been charged and provisionally suspended for violating World Athletics' Anti-Doping rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Thursday.
Pound says farewell to WADA and passes anti-doping torch
(Reuters) - Tributes from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to IOC chief Thomas Bach poured in for retiring anti-doping crusader Dick Pound last week but there was understandably no applause from the likes of Lance Armstrong, Gary Bettman or Vladimir Putin.
Doping: Problems looming for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, says Pound
(Reuters) - The United States is in violation of the Olympic charter and potentially the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code, raising questions over whether the 2028 Los Angeles Games should proceed, senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound told Reuters on Friday.
Ethiopia's premier athletics event to downsize due to COVID-19 pandemic
ADDIS ABABA, Jan.8 (Xinhua) -- Africa's largest road race, the Great Ethiopian Run (GER), will only have 12,500 participants for the 2021 edition as part of COVID-19 precautionary measures, Ermias Ayele, the Race Director at GER said on Friday.
Olympic silver medallist Manyonga gets provisional suspension
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (Reuters) - Olympic long jump silver medallist Luvo Manyonga has been provisionally suspended for anti-doping whereabouts failures, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Friday.
Olympics-Prioritise athletes for vaccine so Tokyo Games can go ahead - IOC member
TOKYO (Reuters) - Athletes should be prioritised for the novel coronavirus vaccine so the beleaguered Tokyo Games can go ahead later this year, according to senior Olympics official Dick Pound.
Another feather in the cap for Jegathesan
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s former national track legend Tan Sri Dr M. Jegathesan continues to receive due recognition.
Five more NSC officials infected
KUALA LUMPUR: Five more officials from the National Sports Council (NSC) have been tested positive for Covid-19 and it has triggered a move to sanitise the working area in Bukit Jalil.
