The International Association of Athletics Federations has upheld its ban on the Russian Athletic Federation from competing in the Rio 2016 Olympics.
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Banning Kenya from the Rio Olympics would raise questions about the overall inclusiveness of the Games and equality in global sporting opportunities.
The history of the fight against drug taking in sport shows us why we’re in such a mess right now.
There are days when you just want to think about buttercups and Jamie Vardy.
Maria Sharapova faces a ban from tennis after testing positive for a banned substance. But there is reason to believe that both she and her sponsors will make a comeback.
Health risks loom as weekend athletes aiming to beat their mates become a new frontline for anti-doping.
For the most part, Australian sports are heavily regulated and proactive in addressing doping. The same cannot be said about gambling.
Having learned some hard lessons with the Essendon case, Australia should lead the way in developing a better approach to drug control and anti-doping in sport.
How athletics can and must deal with the doping scandal that threatens the sport’s legitimacy.
Some might think the anti-doping principle of strict liability is too harsh. But the banned Essendon players unfortunately may be barking up the wrong tree if they think they are innocent victims.
This week the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) meets in Sydney to hear a case by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against 34 past or present Essendon Football Club players. This hearing stems from…
A massive doping problem in the Lance Armstrong era has inspired some useful reform ideas, but governance issues must be solved as well.
A damning report exposes doping and corruption at every level. And the Russians aren’t likely to take the fall for everyone.
Proposed changes to anti-doping are likely to increase WADA’s powers, but in the search to detect doping athletes, the innocent are likely to be punished along with the guilty.
The implications of the bringing of OHS charges extend far beyond Essendon. For WorkSafe Victoria and professional sporting competitions, it is the equivalent of crossing the rubicon.
Where can sport go when performance-related doping always seems one step ahead? The WADA report should open the door to a more rational future.
The current anti-doping regulation clearly isn’t working. Perhaps it is time to change our approach.
Organisers of the World Championship in Athletics will be on their toes after recent revelations of mass doping by endurance athletes. Here’s what you need to know about doping and how to evade it.
Coe must put an end to a dark era of athletics.
Eight sports have presented their case for inclusion in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But it was tenpin bowling’s application that generated the most debate in the media and the wider public.
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Business, UNSW-Canberra, UNSW
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Health, Victoria University
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Fellow, La Trobe University
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Honorary Associate, Faculty of Business, School of Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Visiting Scholar, School of Business, CBR, UNSW
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Professor of AfroEurasian Sport, EM Lyon Business School
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Senior Lecturer in Ethics, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Swansea University
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Lecturer in Law, Deakin University
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Associate Professor in Psychology, CQUniversity Australia
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Chen Su Lan Centennial Professor in Medical Ethics, National University of Singapore; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow in Anti-Doping, Leeds Beckett University