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WADA refutes report it is mulling rule that could bar US officials from LA OlympicsThe World Anti-Doping Agency strongly denied a published report from Friday that said it was considering action to prevent President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other U.S. government officials from attending the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.,The Assoc...

Ski Jumping: WADA on lookout over alleged penis-enhancement claimsMILAN, Feb 5 (Reuters) -- Winter Olympic doping chiefs say they will be on the lookout for any evidence male ski jumpers are artificially enlarging their penises in a bid to manipulate one of the sport's rules and gain an aerodynamic advantage.,WADA Director General Olivier Niggli, speaking at a pre...

Women's marathon record-holder banned 3 yearsKenya's Ruth Chepngetich, holder of the world record in the women's marathon, received a three-year ban Thursday after admitting to doping violations.,The Athletics Integrity Unit had issued a provisional suspension in July for a failed drug test on March 14, when she tested positive for the banned ...

Tennis player who used kissing as anti-doping defense banned

A tennis player who blamed a tainted kiss for a failed drug test received a four-year suspension on Friday.,Venezuela's Goncalo Oliveira, 30, who competes on the ATP Challenger Tour, was originally suspended in January after testing positive for a banned methamphetamine at a November event in Manzan...

U.S. sprinter Erriyon Knighton receives 4-year doping ban

American sprinter Erriyon Knighton received a four-year doping ban on Friday that will keep him out of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.,Knighton, 21, the 200-meter silver medalist at the 2023 World Championships, tested positive for an anabolic steroid in May 2024. ,He claimed to have ingested tainted...

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner returns from doping ban

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner says he's mentally ready to return to the tennis court after his three-month anti-doping ban but is wondering how his body will hold up when he competes in the Italian Open this week.,"The body still has to adjust," said the tournament's top seed, who has a first-round bye....

Djokovic: 'Favoritism' obvious in light Sinner doping ban

Novak Djokovic no longer trusts the international drug-testing and enforcement process in tennis, citing "favoritism" in the recent three-month suspension for World No. 1 Jannik Sinner.,Sinner twice tested positive for the synthetic anabolic steroid Clostebol in March 2024 but the International Tenn...

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner agrees to 3-month doping ban

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has agreed to a three-month ban from tennis for violating anti-doping rules, effectively immediately.,Sinner, who won the Australian Open last month, was sanctioned in August with minimal penalty after two positive tests for clostebol, a banned anabolic steroid. At the time...