Doping
Swiss sprinter Alex Wilson banned 4 years for steroid use
Jun. 28, 2022 06:12 AM EDT
BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss sprinter Alex Wilson was banned for four years on Tuesday after an anti-doping tribunal judged he intentionally used an anabolic...
Its Olympic future in doubt, weightlifting names new leader
Jun. 25, 2022 12:34 PM EDT
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Iraqi official Mohammed Jalood was elected president of the International Weightlifting Federation in chaotic scenes on Saturday.
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AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2022 08:45 PM EDT
June 28
1935 — Alf Perry ties a British Open scoring record with a 283 total at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Perry’s finishes five...

Life ban for weightlifting president for doping cover-ups
By Graham Dunbar Jun. 16, 2022 07:36 AM EDT
FIFA bans player for 18 months for same substance as Valieva
By Graham Dunbar Jun. 13, 2022 10:52 AM EDT
GENEVA (AP) — FIFA banned Ivory Coast goalkeeper Sylvain Gbohouo for 18 months on Monday in a doping case involving the same substance that Russian figure skater...

WADA says fresh court ruling can reopen Russian doping cases
By Graham Dunbar Jun. 11, 2022 02:23 PM EDT

Russian canoeists banned for being in state doping program
By Graham Dunbar Jun. 10, 2022 03:46 AM EDT

Russian champion bashes Bach, shows sympathy for Ukrainians
By Eddie Pells Jun. 09, 2022 04:19 PM EDT

AP Interview: Olympic champ Jacobs wants to win 'everything'
By Andrew Dampf May. 26, 2022 06:36 AM EDT
11 candidates in weightlifting election amid Olympic crisis
May. 25, 2022 11:26 AM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Two American women are among a total of 11 candidates running for president of weightlifting’s troubled governing body, looking to lead...
Russian seeks to keep senior role at skating federation
By Graham Dunbar Apr. 27, 2022 01:14 PM EDT
GENEVA (AP) — A Russian official was among the candidates announced Wednesday for the International Skating Union’s elections in June, if he is allowed to stand to...
Putin backs Russian skater Valieva as she faces doping case
Apr. 26, 2022 12:20 PM EDT
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed support for figure skater Kamila Valieva on Tuesday, saying she did not compete “dishonestly” after her doping case...

After Russia's ban, world figure skating medals up for grabs
By Dave Skretta Mar. 22, 2022 11:48 AM EDT
Russian race walker Lashmanova banned for doping, loses gold
Mar. 21, 2022 10:35 AM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Russian race walker Yelena Lashmanova has been banned for two years for doping and will be stripped of her Olympic gold medal, the Athletics Integrity...
Chinese swimmer Sun Yang loses appeal at Swiss court
Mar. 04, 2022 06:18 AM EST
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Three-time Olympic champion Sun Yang lost his final appeal against a ban for violating anti-doping rules, Switzerland’s highest court...

Russia ready again for urgent court case over World Cup ban
By Graham Dunbar Mar. 04, 2022 12:40 AM EST