Olympics: Some athletes will resist COVID-19 vaccination, says USOPC medical chief
Toronto, CanadaReuters There may be only a one in a billion chance of failing a doping test due to the COVID-19 vaccine, but some athletes will still resist inoculation, scientists from the World Anti-Doping Agency and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee said on Tuesday. While WADA’s director of sciences and international partnerships Olivier […]
New WADA report shows jump in global doping cases
Toronto, CanadaReuters More drug cheats are being caught in global sport with the latest World Anti-Doping Agency figures on Thursday showing a 13.1 per cent rise in anti-doping rule violations (ARDVs). The WADA report detailing doping offences during 2017 counted 1,804 cases, which was up sharply from the 1,595 recorded in 2016 although down from […]