The IOC has today again underlined that, before allocating any international sports events to a country, all international sports organisations concerned must make sure that equal treatment for the participating athletes and sporting delegations is guaranteed, in accordance with the basic principles of autonomy and non-discrimination which govern the Olympic Movement. Read the news Access [...]

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the 2019 list of prohibited substances and methods in sport, which comes into effect as from 1 January 2019. Read the news Reminder of Major Modifications to 2019 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods

QNB, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, became the latest worldwide level Official IAAF Partner signing a four-year deal that will see the Bank support all World Athletic Series Events from 1 January 2019 to the end of 2022. Read the news

Chinese payment platform giant Alipay pens eight-year deal to become UEFA men's national team football sponsor from 2018 to 2026, including UEFA EURO 2020 and 2024 and the UEFA Nations League finals. Read the news

The Spanish State Secretariat for Sports hosted this unprecedented meeting. After overcoming initial discrepancies over who shall represent female players, finally the negotiations commenced with Asociación de Futbolistas Españoles, Futbolistas ON and UGT jointly representing the players. Read the news (In Spanish)

The partial suspension will remain in place for a period of six months from the original notification date of the provisional suspension decision (1 August 2018) or until such time as the Chairman of the WADA Executive Committee decides to reinstate the laboratory’s accreditation on the basis of evidence that the necessary improvements have been [...]

If an Adverse Analytical Finding is confirmed for any of the reanalysed samples from London 2012, the concerned athlete will be informed accordingly, after which the proceedings against the athlete can begin. The reanalysis programme for the samples from the Olympic Games London 2012 will continue in 2019 before the statute of limitations is reached [...]