Tag: Doping Ban

Gymnast Dipa Karmakar gets 21-month doping ban

Karmakar tested positive for higenamine (S3. Beta-2 Agonists as per the World Anti-Doping Agency prohibited list).

February 4, 2023

Paolo Guerrero to appeal against doping ban: lawyer

Peru national football captain Paolo Guerrero will appeal against a 12-month doping ban in a bid to play in next year’s World Cup, his legal team said. Guerrero, Peru’s all-time leading goalscorer, was earlier suspended by FIFA’s disciplinary committee after being found guilty of cocaine use, reports Xinhua news agency. “We are extremely surprised and...

December 9, 2017

Paolo Guerrero doping ban extended pending FIFA ruling

A provisional doping ban handed to Peru striker Paolo Guerrero has been extended for another 20 days, the Peruvian football federation said. The announcement came as FIFA’s disciplinary committee sought more time to decide whether to impose a heftier penalty on the 33-year-old, according to Peruvian federation president Edwin Oviedo, reports Xinhua news agency. “We...

December 6, 2017

Eight more Russian athletes allowed to compete despite doping ban

Hammer thrower Sergej Litvinov is among athletes allowed to compete again.

July 20, 2017

Maria Sharapova back in business after 15-month doping ban

Sharapova had been taking the over-the-counter cardiac supplement when it was within the rules.

April 24, 2017

Doping ban on Russian athletes extended

The ban was extended after an IAAF taskforce recommendation was approved by world athletics governing body's council.  

February 7, 2017

Maria Sharapova set for tennis return

The Russian will make her comeback at the Stuttgart clay court tournament on April 26. 

February 2, 2017

IOC to reanalyse all 254 Russian urine samples in Sochi

Eleven Russian athletes have already been sanctioned by the IOC as a result of the IOC's own re-analysis programme.

December 10, 2016