Why the U.S. drug czar is taking on the World Anti-Doping Agency ahead of the Olympics

The Trump administration is warning the World Anti-Doping Agency that proposed changes in who tests athletes for ...

US drug czar blasts WADA, saying proposed changes could undermine clean sport at Olympics

The U.S. drug czar portrayed a menu of changes to anti-doping protocols being proposed by a World Anti-Doping Agency panel in ...

I’ve Been a Doping Control Officer for 35 Years. Here’s What It’s Like.

Doping control officers show up to athletes’ homes unannounced, at all hours, to make sure they’re competing clean. They ...
insidethegames.biz

The week in doping: Spain races to catch up with World Code

Spain races to catch up with World Code The country’s national anti-doping agency must update its rules before 1 January or ...
The New York Times

Markéta Vondroušová charged with refusing doping test after ‘acute stress reaction’

2023 Wimbledon champion Markéta Vondroušová has not played since January 2026. Koji Watanabe / Getty Images Former Wimbledon champion Markéta Vondroušová could face a ban of up to four years after ...
The Conversation

How our research led to a privacy complaint that pushed the World Anti‑Doping Agency to change its rules

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada recently announced the outcome of its investigation into the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), concluding a years-long examination ...
The New York Times

Cycling’s suspicions about doping are rising again: ‘Questions need answering’

As cycling’s season prepares for its traditional curtain raiser at Opening Weekend — the cobbled races of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne take place this Saturday and Sunday — the ...
USA Today

Drug testing operation at Winter Olympics features huge team

Athletes using banned drugs or violating other anti-doping rules at the 2026 Winter Olympics will face a formidable team trained to catch them. The International Testing Agency (ITA), which oversees ...
Cyclingnews.com

'It’s a wild west of doping activity' - How cycling's amateur scene has become the epicentre for doping

With thousands of riders and very few tests, the amateur cycling scene has become a haven for those willing to cheat to win, where ego is the ultimate prize When you purchase through links on our site ...
EurekAlert!

Developing next-generation analytical technique for gene and cell doping and ensuring ethics and fairness in sports

Gene and cell doping typically utilizes genes that encode proteins that can enhance athletic performance, and can evade current protein-level drug monitoring anti-doping tests. Changmin Sung, a ...
Phys.org

Analytical technique for gene and cell doping could ensure ethics and fairness in sports

A research team has developed a high-throughput multiplexed gene and cell doping analysis (HiMDA) based on gene scissors (CRISPR-Cas). The work is published in the journal Science Advances. Unethical ...
Healthline

What Is Blood Doping?

Blood doping boosts athletic performance by increasing the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream. Blood doping is commonly associated with endurance sports such as cycling, distance running, ...