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World Anti-Doping Agency Director-General Olivier Niggli speaks during the agency's symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland, in March.
OLYMPICS
Dec 4, 2024
Anti-doping agency froze out investigators who warned about China
The decision by WADA’s leaders to keep its own investigators in the dark raises new questions about WADA's response to possible doping by Chinese athletes.
Simona Halep speaks to the media after a hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne on Feb. 9.
TENNIS
Nov 29, 2024
Simona Halep questions process after Iga Swiatek's one-month ban in doping case
Halep was provisionally suspended in October 2022 and later banned for four years.
Iga Swiatek hits a shot against Aryna Sabalenka during their match at the Cincinnati Open on Aug. 18.
TENNIS
Nov 29, 2024
Iga Swiatek accepts one-month suspension after failing doping test
Swiatek is not the first world No. 1 to fail a doping test this year.
Koki Ikeda competes in the men’s 20 kilometer race walk at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 1.
OLYMPICS
Nov 3, 2024
Olympic medallist Koki Ikeda vows to clear name after doping suspension
The Athletics Integrity Unit said Friday that the 26-year-old, who won silver at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, had been provisionally banned for suspected blood doping.
Jannik Sinner celebrates after winning the Shanghai Masters title on Sunday.
TENNIS
Oct 14, 2024
Jannik Sinner blocks out turmoil from doping case to win Shanghai Masters
Sinner beat Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 to claim the Shanghai Masters crown.
Jannik Sinner hits a return during his match against Roman Safiullin at the China Open in Beijing on Saturday.
TENNIS
Sep 28, 2024
Sinner 'very disappointed' as doping case reignites with WADA appeal
The Italian world No. 1 twice tested positive for traces of the banned substance clostebol in March but was exonerated and allowed to carry on playing.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris
OLYMPICS
Sep 20, 2024
Five athletes failed doping tests at Paris Olympics: agency
Around a third of Olympic athletes were drug-tested during the Paris Games this year, with only five positive results, the International Testing Agency said.
World Anti-Doping Agency President Witold Banka attends the World Anti-Doping Agency Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 12, 2024.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 13, 2024
Report clears WADA in doping case involving Chinese swimmers
The report's author, Swiss prosecutor Eric Cottier, said he found "WADA has done its work autonomously, independently and professionally."
Dr. Rahul Gupta, director of the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy, in Philadelphia last year. World Anti-Doping Agency officials, furious at U.S. investigations into the handling of positive tests, have sought to exclude Gupta from its board meetings.
OLYMPICS
Sep 11, 2024
White House is drawn into dispute over Chinese doping
WADA has informed the White House that its officials were seeking to bar its representative from any deliberations about positive tests by Chinese athletes.
Novak Djokovic said the players who complained about the lack of transparency in the Jannik Sinner case made a valid point.
TENNIS
Aug 26, 2024
Novak Djokovic calls for 'clear protocols' in response to Jannik Sinner doping case
"I understand the frustration of the players is there because of lack of consistency," the 24-time Grand Slam champion said.
Jannik Sinner chases a shot during his match against Frances Tiafoe during the Cincinnati Open final on Monday.
TENNIS
Aug 22, 2024
Jannik Sinner hopes to tune out noise after avoiding doping ban
Sinner tested positive for clostebol at Indian Wells in March with low quantities of the banned substance found in his system again after another test days later.
Jannik Sinner has been cleared to continue competing despite failing two doping tests this year.
TENNIS
Aug 22, 2024
Tennis players decry double standards after Jannik Sinner avoids doping ban
Some players have suggested that the Italian received preferential treatment.
Jannik Sinner poses with the Rookwood Cup trophy after winning the men’s singles final against Frances Tiafoe at the Cincinnati Open in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Monday.
TENNIS
Aug 21, 2024
Jannik Sinner cleared of wrongdoing after failed drug tests, ITIA says
The tribunal accepted Sinner's explanation that the anabolic agent clostebol entered his system from a member of his support team through massages and sports therapy.
The Japanese figure skaters who competed in the team event at the Beijing Olympics pose for a photo during a ceremony at the Paris Games on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Aug 8, 2024
Japan figure skaters finally get medals two years after team event at Beijing Olympics
Japan earned silver in the team competition in Beijing.
China's Pan Zhanle celebrates after winning Olympic gold and breaking a world record in the men's 100-meter freestyle final on July 31.
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2024
China shrugs off doping controversy to win 12 Olympic swimming medals
The team's haul — two gold, three silver and seven bronze — was an improvement on a Tokyo collection of nine.
Canadian teen Summer McIntosh swims to Olympic gold in the women's 200-meter butterfly event on Thursday in Paris.
OLYMPICS / Swimming
Aug 2, 2024
Summer storm hits Paris as McIntosh claims second swimming gold
Three days after a dominant win in the 400-meter individual medley, the 17-year-old delivered another clinical swim that oozed with teenage exuberance.
Gold medalist Pan Zhanle of China celebrates on the podium after winning the men's 100-meter freestyle event at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS / Swimming
Aug 1, 2024
Chinese swim fans hit back at doping claims as Pan takes gold
Pan burnished his reputation in his home country with a world-record time of 46.40 seconds, beating the previous fastest time of 46.80 he had set in February.
China's Pan Zhanle reacts after winning gold in the men's 100-meter freestyle event at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS / Swimming
Aug 1, 2024
China's Pan unaffected by doping storm after 'perfect' world record
The 19-year-old's incredible swim of 46.40 seconds at La Defense Arena sliced 0.40 seconds off his previous world record.
World Anti-Doping Agency President Witold Banka holds a news conference in Paris on July 25. WADA and the entire global anti-doping system have been under intensifying scrutiny in recent months.
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2024
Anti-doping agency acknowledges concern over use of tainted food as excuse
The global anti-doping regulator disclosed Tuesday that it is investigating why athletes in China and other countries who are testing positive for banned drugs are escaping discipline through claims that they have unwittingly ingested the performance-enhancing substances through food.
La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France, which will host the Olympic swimming competition starting Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2024
China doping row set to raise tension at Paris pool
Some of the world's best in the sport have criticized anti-doping authorities and raised concerns about the competition's integrity.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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