Swiss Sport Integrity (SSI) has imposed, on 29 September 2026, a two-year suspension on an amateur boxer for the presence, possession, and use of the prohibited substance of abuse tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and ordered him to pay a fine. During an in-competition doping control, an amateur boxer
It has been reported that the Colombian cyclist, Miguel Ángel López, has lost his appeal from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (TFS) against the four-year anti-doping suspension imposed upon him regarding his use and possession of menotropin,
On 15 June 2026, the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne (CAS) rendered Award 2025/A/11412 in the Appeal Case of Tommaso Elettrico v. NADO Italia, which is of particular significance from a procedural standpoint, specifically with regard to the appealability of a decision in
On 29 July 2026, Swiss Sport Integrity (SSI) has imposed an 18-month suspension on an amateur tennis player for the possession and attempted use of clomiphene and ordered him to pay a fine. During postal inspections, two packages addressed to an amateur tennis player containing the
Swiss Sport Integrity (SSI) has imposed a 10-month suspension upon the Swiss wrestler, Maurus Zogg, for hydrochlorothiazide contamination due to the presence, possession, and use of the prohibited substance, and has also fined him. Following an out-of-competition doping test, analysis of a sample from the wrestler
Swiss Sport Integrity has issued the following Media Release on February 6, 2026: “Swiss Sport Integrity has handed down a three-year suspension to an amateur badminton player for possession and attempted use of the prohibited substance ibutamoren (MK-677) and fined him. During a postal inspection, a package
The 2027 World Anti-Doping Code (Code) and International Standards (Standards) have been approved on 5 December 2025 by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Foundation Board and Executive Committee respectively, at the WADA Sixth World Conference on Doping in Sport held in Busan, Republic of Korea. The 2027 Code and Standards
Doping continues to be the scourge of many sports, including professional tennis, and the need to eradicate it in all its forms continues apace. Three doping cases in tennis have recently been reported, with seemingly inconsistent approaches and outcomes. These have been compared and criticised by