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World Anti-Doping Agency
World Anti-Doping Agency names India worst drugs cheats for third straight year
France are next on the list in 2024, with Italy third, followed by Russia and the United States, and then Germany and China.
18 Dec 2025 - 9:48PM
IOC
Doping: after US’ stance on China’s swimmers, IOC chief says ‘divide’ must end
3 Dec 2025 - 4:16PM
World Athletics Championships
Hospital video helps clear Chinese long jump world champion Wang of doping
27 Nov 2025 - 8:00PM
Hong Kong China Rugby
Hong Kong rugby’s Luke van der Smit facing long ban after failing drugs test
The No 8 reportedly tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance after Asia Rugby Championship clash against Korea in July.
12 Dec 2025 - 4:39PM
World Anti-Doping Agency
Chinese swimmers’ doping tests: Wada launches Operation Puncture to probe leak
German broadcaster says anti-doping body is looking for person who tipped off media about investigation into swimmers before Tokyo Olympics.
31 Oct 2025 - 3:52PM
World Athletics Championships
Kenyan athletes shine at Tokyo world championships, but doping remains a problem
The East African nation has invested millions to combat the issue, but it remains on anti-doping agency Wada’s watch list.
22 Sep 2025 - 6:40PM
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World Aquatics
Enhanced Games sues World Aquatics, USA Swimming, Wada for US$800 million
Drug-fuelled athletics group claims governing bodies are trying to ‘crush’ event in anti-trust lawsuit.
28 Aug 2025 - 10:22AM
World Athletics Championships
From doping to damaged goods: Russian athletics’ long road to reintegration
As Russia sits out September’s World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, its national federation is battling to rebuild trust.
14 Aug 2025 - 10:08AM
US’ Olympic 100m medallist Kerley provisionally banned for anti-doping violation
Kerley shares letter saying he will contest ruling that he broke anti-doping whereabouts obligations.
13 Aug 2025 - 3:58PM
Wimbledon
World No 1 Sinner rehires ex-coach involved in doping incident that led to ban
Wimbledon champion had sacked Umberto Ferrara and his physiotherapist last year for their roles in his testing positive for banned substance.
23 Jul 2025 - 5:37PM
Swimming
Chinese swimmers tested most, based on independent risk assessments: global body
Athletes from China were tested 8.8 times on average this year, in lead-up to World Aquatics Championships starting in Singapore on Friday.
21 Jul 2025 - 3:12PM
Chinese Basketball Association
2 Americans test positive for doping in top Chinese basketball league
Montrezl Dashay Harrell and Troy Akeem Gillenwater had substance found in cannabis in their systems.
25 Jun 2025 - 6:11PM
Hong Kong lawmaker defends ex-athlete Wang Junxia’s residency via migrant scheme
Former runner ‘can contribute enormously’ to city and is ‘trustworthy’ despite doping accusations against ex-coach, Legco member Shang says.
21 Jun 2025 - 8:00AM
Hongkongers wonder what Wang can bring to city, 29 years after Olympic gold
Wang Junxia granted residency under the quality migrant scheme, despite links to notorious drugs cheating programme.
19 Jun 2025 - 6:35PM
Chinese swimmers had to eat 5kg of food to fail 2021 drug tests, Usada chief says
Key part of the case was World Anti-Doping Agency’s acceptance that the swimmers had been contaminated by traces of a banned drug in a hotel kitchen.
19 Jun 2025 - 9:19AM
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Germany
German anti-doping body has not been publishing names of drug cheats, report says
About 90 per cent of doping-related offence cases – involving 70-130 athletes – have not been made public in the past five years, ARD says.
26 May 2025 - 7:00PM
Sinner considered quitting tennis before Australian Open, amid doping furore
The 23-year-old, who will return to action at Italian Open after short ban, ‘wasn’t in a very happy place’ before year’s first grand slam.
1 May 2025 - 2:25PM
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Norway
Don’t eat meat while training, competing in China, Norwegian athletes told
Officials say use of growth hormone clenbuterol by some Chinese farmers can lead to positive dope test.
25 Apr 2025 - 12:51PM
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Doping offence earns Tokyo Olympics swimming gold medallist a 21-month ban
Freestyle swimmer is handed suspension for ‘whereabouts failures’.
18 Apr 2025 - 3:04PM
2025 National Games
Sun Yang to compete at Chinese Spring National meet, paving way for National Games
Disgraced Olympic and world champion will in Qingdao next week compete for only second time since his four-year drug ban was lifted in 2024.
14 Mar 2025 - 5:10PM
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Wada extends intelligence and investigations offensive to Oceania, Asia regions
Programme in Europe leads to seizure of more than 25 tonnes of performance-enhancing drugs – officials hope for similar result in the region.
3 Mar 2025 - 11:49PM
ATP
‘A million miles from doping’: Wada defends Sinner’s 3-month ban
Anti-doping body lawyer says sanction level against Italian world No 1, which has been criticised by many players, was ‘in the right place’.
19 Feb 2025 - 10:44AM
Novak Djokovic
Djokovic says players believe there is favouritism in tennis’ anti-doping system
The Serbian says players feel the process is unfair, and wants system revamped after cases involving No 1 players Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek.
18 Feb 2025 - 3:53PM
Swimming
32 most drug-tested swimmers globally in 2024 were all Chinese, data reveals
Updated figures for last year continue the pattern before the Paris Olympics, when China’s swimmers were targeted for extra testing.
13 Feb 2025 - 6:30PM
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ATP
Tennis stars want investigation into pros using focus-enhancing ADHD drug
James Allemby, who coaches Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong, says the issue deserves ‘a bigger lens’ than recent doping cases.
8 Feb 2025 - 6:42PM
Novak Djokovic
‘Frustrated’: Djokovic calls for doping transparency after Sinner, Swiatek cases
The 24-time grand slam champion says he agrees with Australian Nick Kyrgios, who on Saturday said integrity in the sport was ‘awful’.
29 Dec 2024 - 5:00PM
WTA (Women's Tennis Association)
Tennis world No 2 Swiatek says she feared a more negative reaction to doping ban
The Pole, addressing the issue for the first time, not expecting an appeal by Wada, but says ‘I have no influence on what’s going to happen’.
27 Dec 2024 - 9:59PM
Australian Open
‘Devastated’ Australian tennis star Purcell provisionally suspended for doping
The 26-year-old two-time grand slam doubles champion admits to breaching anti-doping rules relating to the use of a ‘prohibited method’.
23 Dec 2024 - 8:00PM
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