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President Donald Trump signed an appropriations bill on Tuesday that prevented a partial government shutdown. After weeks of concern over the potential stoppage, the new legislation, signed by the president,
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Anti-doping boss 'uncomfortable' with Valieva's coach at Olympics
The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency said on Thursday he was "uncomfortable" with the presence at the 2026 Winter Olympics of the coach of the doped Russian skater Kamila Valieva. Valieva was banned for doping after the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics but her coach Eteri Tutberidze is back with a new Russian skater,
The World Anti-Doping Agency has called on the United States to pay its overdue membership fees and has rejected Washington’s bipartisan demand to submit to an independent audit. The U.S. has
After Chinese swimmers won Olympic gold in 2021 despite having tested positive for a banned substance, the World Anti-Doping Agency is considering whether to have an independent body handle testing before major events.
Former Russian figure skating coach Eteri Tutberidze returned to the Olympics at Milan Cortina despite controversy over Kamila Valieva's doping scandal at the 2022 Beijing Games.
On the eve of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, the President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Witold Bańka, commended the organizers for their readiness to deliver an effective anti-doping program for the event, and pledged WADA’s support as the clean sport community seeks to provide a level playing field for the athletes.
After a scandal involving Chinese swimmers at the 2021 summer Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is inching towards constituting a new system in which an independent organization would conduct at least part of the dope tests, rather than relying on countries to clean up their own mess, according to the New York Times.
Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler has tested positive for the banned substance letrozole and is provisionally suspended, the Italian Anti-Doping Agency said ahead of Friday's start of the Milan/Cortina home Olympics.