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1 day ago | 
insidethegames.biz | Javier Carro
The cliff of Porto Flavia, located on the Italian island, will become the official venue of the High Diving World Cup from 2025 onwards, thanks to a multi-year agreement signed this week between the governing body and Marmeeting, one of the most internationally recognised high diving events.
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3 days ago | 
insidethegames.biz | Javier Carro
Following concerns raised during the last year regarding the excessive effectiveness of certain broom heads, the governing body implemented immediate changes a few days ago to the sweeping equipment standards for the Olympic season 2025–2026, which affect only component-style brushes.
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3 days ago | 
insidethegames.biz | Javier Carro
Within the framework of the 20th Asian and Oceania Anti-Doping Ministers' Meeting held last week in Dubai, the World Anti-Doping Agency President met with the Emirati Minister of Sports and UAE NOC Vice President, Ahmad Al Falasi, to strengthen international cooperation in support of clean sport.
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4 days ago | 
insidethegames.biz | Javier Carro
The World Anti-Doping Agency published its 2023 Testing Figures Report last week, a comprehensive document detailing the results of all samples analysed and reported by laboratories accredited and approved by the organisation throughout the past year. Compiled using data from the Anti-Doping Administration and Management System, the report offers a detailed overview of the global anti-doping landscape.
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5 days ago | 
insidethegames.biz | Javier Carro
The Zimbabwean officially became the new president of the International Olympic Committee on Monday, a nomination that took place during an emotional ceremony held at the entity's headquarters in Lausanne, where her German predecessor handed her the symbolic golden key to the Olympic House. At 41 years of age, Kirsty Coventry took on the presidential baton, opening a new era by becoming the first woman and the first African to lead the institution founded by Baron Pierre de Coubertin in 1894.
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5 days ago | 
insidethegames.biz | Javier Carro
The use of anabolic agents was responsible for half of the analytical anti-doping infractions detected in the United Kingdom between April 2024 and March 2025, according to a report published last week by the UK Anti-Doping Agency to mark the end of the fiscal year. The document reveals that out of the 17 anti-doping rule violations published by UKAD during that period, 12 were detected through testing carried out by the agency itself.
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6 days ago | 
insidethegames.biz | Javier Carro
Two positives, two sporting careers abruptly halted due to the use of prohibited substances, and two sanctions for crossing the red line. The International Testing Agency announced this week a six-year period of ineligibility for rower Bosko Bjelajac and a nine-month ban for triathlete Hamed Sobouti Serbian Bjelajac's case dates back to two separate doping tests: the first during competition on 13 September 2024 and the second out of competition on 31 October 2024.
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6 days ago | 
insidethegames.biz | Javier Carro
The Swiss city will become the global epicentre of anti-doping efforts on 23 and 24 April 2026 with the celebration of the international forum Clean Sport in Action, which will bring together international experts in the operatonal implementation of programmes under the World Anti-Doping Code.
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6 days ago | 
insidethegames.biz | Javier Carro
The idea of India hosting the 2036 Games is not merely about submitting a bid, but rather represents a transformative project in terms of infrastructure, economic challenges, and social issues, said the Asian country's Minister for Sports this week in an exclusive interview with Press Trust of India Raksha Khadse argued in her statements to the news agency that the government's commitment to hosting the Olympic event entails a logistical challenge and a far-reaching tool for change.
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1 week ago | 
insidethegames.biz | Javier Carro
The International Testing Agency announced this week the Iranian wheelchair basketball player has been sanctioned with a two-year period of ineligibility after testing positive for tramadol during the 2024 IWBF Asia Oceania Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand. The case dates back to 18 January of that year, when Omid Hadiazhar was subjected to an in-competition doping control during the tournament organised by the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation.
