Doping

“These substances not only pose great health risks, but they threaten the fundamental integrity of sport and send the wrong message to our kids -- that cheating to get ahead is acceptable, no matter the cost.”

May 22, 2008 -- Washington, DC – Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE) held a hearing this morning entitled, “International Convention Against Doping in Sports.”

Chicago Olympics logo: Photo by M. Jeremy Goldman (CC)    » read more »

May 6, 2008 -- TRENTON - Racing Commission Executive Director Frank Zanzuccki announced today that a Racing Commission investigation has resulted in the first positive test results obtained under the state’s recently-expanded testing protocols aimed at detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances in race horses.

Harness racing: Photo by Jill (CC)    » read more »

01/16/2008 -- As recognized in yesterday's hearing, Major League Baseball has made great strides in its anti-doping efforts in recent years. And, as Senator George Mitchell found, MLB's program has the toughest penalties in professional sports and has effectively reduced the use of steroids in baseball.    » read more »

10 October 2007 -- Disgraced American cyclist Floyd Landis, who tested positive for steroids during last year's Tour de France, plans to appeal his doping case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Last month a combined U.S. and world anti-doping arbitration panel ruled 2-1 against Floyd Landis, upholding the finding that the cyclist used synthetic testosterone during his victory at the 2006 Tour de France.    » read more »

15 August 2007 -- World Anti-Doping Agency, WADA, president Dick Pound has urged 2008 Summer Olympic host China to increase the number of doping tests it carries out on its athletes.

On Wednesday, Pound asked Chinese authorities to "go the extra mile" to show the world it is serious about cracking down on doping. China has suffered several doping scandals in recent years.

He also said he would also push for a crackdown on Chinese Internet sites that sell performance-enhancing drugs.    » read more »

31 July 2007 (By VOA Sports) -- The T-Mobile cycling team has fired German cyclist Patrik Sinkewitz, following his positive drug test in June and his refusal to have his "B" sample tested.

T-Mobile spokesman Christian Frommert said when the 26-year-old Sinkewitz declined to have his backup sample tested, it counted as a positive doping test to the team.    » read more »

Paris, 29 July 2007 (By Anita Elash) -- Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador Sunday won the drug-tainted Tour de France. The Tour has been plagued by scandals over doping, and this was the worst year yet. Anita Elash reports for VOA from Paris.

The winner was 24 year-old Alberto Contador, a member of the American Discovery Channel team. Contador is the first Spaniard to win the Tour de France in more than 10 years, and the youngest since German rider Jan Ulrich won in 1997.    » read more »

30 May 2007 -- The International Olympic Committee has begun investigating possible doping violations by cyclists at previous Olympic games after members of the German Telekom team admitted taking drugs.

The IOC said it had set up a disciplinary panel to see whether cyclists used drugs when they won their Olympic medals. The three-member panel will report to the IOC executive board, which has the power to strip athletes of medals from previous Olympics going back eight years.    » read more »

FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 4, 2007) – Blood samples from the 20 horses entered in the Kentucky Derby tested negative for "blood-doping" agents, according to the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority (KHRA).

"The equine industry is Kentucky’s signature industry, and our efforts to craft a new, comprehensive equine drug policy have been undertaken to protect and maintain the integrity of the industry," Governor Ernie Fletcher said.    » read more »