Doping

Thailand says teams careful of doping rules after badminton player fails drug test

Thailand’s Pitchamon Opatniputh became the first confirmed doping case at the Aichi-Nagoya Games.

Thai teenage badminton player first doping case at Asian Games: Testers

Thailand’s Pitchamon Opatniputh in the Malaysia Masters in May 2026. She was due to face China in the Asian Games women’s team quarter-finals on Sept 22.

ISU revokes Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s neutral status

Russia’s Kamila Valieva was 15 when she became the centre of a global controversy at the 2022 Olympics after a sample collected two months earlier tested positive for the banned heart medication trimetazidine.

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva loses neutral athlete status, says source

Russia’s Kamila Valieva in action at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Russian athletes have been barred from competing under their national flag since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Australia’s Nick Kyrgios given one-month ban for ‘social’ cocaine use

Nick Kyrgios had been provisionally suspended since Aug 4.

2023 Wimbledon champ Marketa Vondrousova lodges appeal against her doping ban with CAS

The Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova celebrating her victory at Wimbledon in 2023.

WADA pledges vigilance on Russian athletes ahead of 2028 Olympics

WADA stressed that all samples from any Russian Olympic hopeful will be analysed abroad.

Xabi Alonso hails ‘emotional’ Mykhailo Mudryk return in 1-0 loss to Juventus

Chelsea’s Mykhailo Mudryk attends a training session ahead of their football match against Juventus at Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong on Aug 4.

Xabi Alonso delighted at Mykhailo Mudryk doping resolution but Chelsea lose to Spurs in Sydney

Mykhailo Mudryk last played for Chelsea in November 2024 but was granted leave to return to action immediately on July 31.

PGA Tour suspends Mullinax for 6 months over anti-doping violation

Mullinax, who is eligible to return on Jan 16, 2027, cooperated with the tour’s process and accepted the penalty, the PGA Tour said.

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