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Canadian police charge man with trafficking steroids

GUELPH — An online advertisement offering steroids for sale has led to a Cambridge man facing charges. Earlier this month, Guelph Police became aware of a Kijiji advertisement offering steroids for sale. Police arranged to meet with a man in connection with the advertisement in the parking lot of a Guelph gym. The man was […]

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REMINDER ADAMS Q2

Deadline for uploading the whereabouts information in ADAMS for Quarter2 (Q2) is approaching. By the 1st of April 2012 all Q2 whereabouts submissions shall be ready otherwise Article 7.5 of the IWF Anti-Doping Policy shall apply. To avoid any risk with regard to the participation of the athletes at the upcoming Continental Qualification Championships your […]

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WADA CoachTrue Anti-Doping education program

CoachTrue is a computer-based, anti-doping learning tool aimed at sports coaches of elite and recreational athletes worldwide, and WADA has closely monitored its uptake since it was first introduced two years ago. WADA’s Education Department has contacted all stakeholders and provided feedback on the continuing success of its award-winning electronic CoachTrue program. National Anti-Doping Organizations, […]

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IOC Activity Report on Anti-Doping

On 17 February, the IOC announced that new analyses carried out on the doping samples collected at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin to detect the presence of Continuous Erythropoietin Receptor Activator (CERA) had come back negative. In addition, all tests carried out at the Winter YOG in Innsbruck were also negative. Over 300 […]

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2012 Social Science Target Research Grant Program

WADA invites applications for its 2012 Social Science Target Research Grant Program no later than 30 April 2012 on the following topic: “Why do athletes say no to doping?” The overarching body of literature available to date concerning the risk and protective factors tends to focus on why athletes would give in to doping. However, […]

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