3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (443+ words) ≡ WADA EXECUTIVE COMM. ≡ Meeting in Belgrade (SRB), the Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency approved a recommendation to limit the involvement of national anti-doping agencies in testing at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The March 2026 report of the Working…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (439+ words) ≡ ISU SAYS “NYET” ≡ The International Skating Union has undertaken a painstaking approach to eligibility considerations for Belarusian and Russian “neutral” skaters, and on Thursday issued a statement concerning four high-profile athletes, in part: “[T]he International Skating Union (ISU) can…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (620+ words) ≡ ARAF STILL SUSPENDED ≡ “I believe this is simply his personal position. It’s not the position of World Athletics.” That’s All-Russian Athletics Federation Executive Director Boris Yaryshevsky in an interview with the Russian news agency TASS on the sidelines of the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (883+ words) ≡ THE 5-RING CIRCUS ≡ ● Athletics ● In an Instagram post, U.S. sprint star Noah Lyles explained his decision to shut down his season ahead of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship next week: “It’s been kind of complicated. “We thought it was…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (514+ words) ≡ RUSSIA ON SUSPENSION ≡ As far as the Russian Olympic Committee is concerned, the issue of doping in track & field is over and Russian athletes need to be reinstated to international competition immediately. Speaking at a conference in Vladivostok, ROC President…...