Running (Not Hiding) From the Doping Police
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THEY do not approach their subjects wearing lab coats to indicate a) they work behind the Clinique counter at Saks, or b) they test for drug cheats at the Olympics.
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Terming their explanations for missed drug tests on the eve of the 2004 Summer Games in Athens &quot;unacceptable,&quot; the world governing body of track and field (IAAF) yesterday announced that Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou would be banned
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Olympic athletes soon will have their blood tested for human growth hormone, but the NFL and baseball officials instead are embracing the unproven concept of urine testing in their bid to stop use of the performance-enhancing drug.
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DUBLIN, Ireland The investigation into whether Ireland&#39;s only medal winner from the Athens Olympics had a banned substance in his system has taken a twist.
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German officials said they launched raids against international doping rings beginning late last week. The searches of homes and offices in cities across Germany resulted in one arrest; 20 others are being investigated. The raids by Germany's Federal Crime Office (BKA) were part of an international investigation into illegal trade in steroids, codenamed "Raw Deal" and run by US authorities, BKA authorities said on Monday, Sept. 24. Law enforcement authorities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Sweden, Poland, Spain, Israel and Australia had found underground laboratories for steroids and other banned substances as well as pirated copies of drugs, according to a statement by the BKA.
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Doping cast its sleazy shadow over the Olympics again when it was announced on Thursday that five weightlifters had tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
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ATHENS -- Weightlifting&#39;s aggressive pursuit of drug cheaters will continue even if it jeopardizes its future in the Olympics, its top official said yesterday after six more positive doping cases in what is again becoming the Games&#39; dirtiest sport. Five ...
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ATHENS : Greek sprinters Kostadinos Kenteris and Katerina Thanou are to face charges for missing a mandatory doping test and faking a motorbike crash to keep testers at bay on the eve of the Athens Olympics, legal sources revealed.
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Doping cast its sleazy shadow over the  Olympics again when it was announced on Thursday that five  weightlifters had tested positive for performance-enhancing  drugs.
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Athletes who take untested illegal drugs to aid performance are "playing with their lives", MPs are told.
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Just eleven days into the 2004 Olympics in Athens, we have already been confronted with the seemingly common problem of drug use within sport. So much so, in fact, that it has been dubbed "The Gene Games" by chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency's ethical issues review panel, Thomas Murray.    In a recent interview conducted by the New York Times, Murray talks about the impact of drugs in sport, and what effect they have on the athletes involved.
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Australian researchers have come up with a world first accurate test to detect blood doping in athletes. The test was developed by researchers from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
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Cyclingâs crackdown on doping, and the retirement of Lance Armstrong in 2005, have caused teams to change their strategies and opened up the competition for the yellow jersey.
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ATHENS : The Olympics were rocked by yet another doping scandal after it was confirmed that Russian women&#39;s shot put gold medallist Irina Korzhanenko had failed a drug test.
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Justin Gatlin could escape a lifetime ban if he testifies against his coach, the United States Anti-Doping Agency said Friday.
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Cycling's governing body will use target testing and blood profiling to beef up its anti-doping program and try to restore credibility to the sport.
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The doping scandal surrounding American track star Marion Jones could mark a turning point in efforts to rid sports of drugs, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Monday.