Every great sports saga needs a dark origin story. Ours starts in 1886, with Welsh racer Arthur Linton possibly being cycling’s first doping victim after the Bordeaux-Paris race. The debate over ...

This anti-doping watchdog was a response to the scandal. Now, two decades later, history might be repeating itself. It’s ironic for those who follow winter sports. Finland is a “boutique sports nation ...

The origins of doping and anti-doping in modern sport -- Speed and steroids -- The beginnings of testing -- How doping became an epidemic -- The end of innocence -- Facing up to the scandals -- A new ...

At the last Olympics in the Chinese capital, Russia ended up third in the medals table behind China and the United States, but that success was later revealed to have been built on ...

At the same time, news broke of the first positive anti-doping test among athletes preparing for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics — which led to the suspension of 24-year-old Italian Olympic ...

India was placed in Category A – the highest doping risk – by the World Athletics AIU after topping global violations The Athletics Federation of India ...

Recently, India have surpassed Kenya to top the Athletics Integrity Unit's (AIU) list of ineligible persons due to doping violations with 148 suspended athletes.