Olympic champion Sun Yang banned for 8 years in doping case
GENEVA (AP) — Chinese swimmer Sun Yang was banned for eight years on Friday and will miss the 2020 Tokyo Olympics becaus...
Swimming authorities worked to protect Sun Yang from ban
GENEVA (AP) — International swimming authorities worked to protect three-time Olympic champion Sun Yang from being banne...
A step ahead? Nike’s Vaporfly shoe changing marathon game
To pick the favorites in this year's Olympic marathon, just glance at the shoes of the runners on the starting line.
Congress urged to pass anti-doping bill before Olympics
WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency urged Congress on Wednesday to pass a bill criminalizing international doping conspiracies before...
WADA asks sports court to open Russia case to public hearing
GENEVA — The World Anti-Doping Agency wants a rare public hearing for sport’s highest court to judge a four-year slate of punishments faced by Russia ...
Former IAAF president’s corruption trial opens in Paris
PARIS — The corruption trial involving the former president of track and field's governing body was suspended Monday shortly after it began.
Russia accuses doping whistleblower of modifying key data
Russia is blaming the World Anti-Doping Agency's star witness for modifying key laboratory data. His lawyer says that's nonsense.
Doping report obtained by AP shows depths of Russia cover-up
The Russians were running out of time. Experts from the World Anti-Doping Agency were heading to Moscow to finally receive the trove of data they’d be...
WADA panel recommends neutral status for Russia at Olympics
MONTREAL — Russian athletes should be forced to compete as neutrals at next year’s Olympics in Tokyo and other major events, a key World Anti-Doping A...
Embattled Russian track president Dmitry Shlyakhtin resigns
MOSCOW — The president of the Russian track and field federation has resigned two days after he was accused of obstructing an anti-doping investigatio...
Chinese swimming star defends failure to take doping test
MONTREUX, Switzerland — Chinese Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang defended his failure to take a doping test by testifying at a rare public hearing Fr...
Olympic champ’s heartfelt speech marks end of an era at WADA
KATOWICE, Poland — The only reason Beckie Scott's going-away speech to the World Anti-Doping Agency wasn't her finest moment was because of all that l...
US gov’t rep unhappy with WADA lobbying effort
KATOWICE, Poland — A key American delegate at the World Anti-Doping Agency meetings lashed out at the agency's director for using government money in ...
IOC’s large role in anti-doping creates conflict of interest
KATOWICE, Poland — The idea made sense. Given the rampant amount of drug abuse in Olympic sports, the sports world needed a global watchdog.