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Increased Sanctions in Doping Cases

22/01/09 - The revised World Anti-doping Code (WADAC) came into effect on January 1st, 2009. The WADAC was always meant to be a living document which would change to meet the needs of an effective global anti-doping program. ... |

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WADA 2009 Prohibited List

16/01/09 - As of January 1st, 2009, ITU is bound by the WADA 2009 Prohibited List, which is an international standard that identifies Substances and Methods which are prohibited in-competition and out-of –competition. The... |

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ITU Registered Testing Pool

07/01/09 - The International Triathlon Union has announced its Registered Testing Pool (RTP) for the first quarter of 2009 (January 1 – March 31st, 2009). The athletes who are ranked in the top-50 of the world rankings are... |

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Hütthaler banned for two years

07/11/08 - In a continued effort to keep triathlon clean and drug-free, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) today announced it will uphold a 2-year ban imposed by the Austrian National Anti-Doping Agency on Austrian... |

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Anti-Doping Results

09/10/08 - Under the ITU Anti-Doping Rules and WADA Code, all National Federations must report all tests done each quarter to ITU. Therefore, all National Federations are requested to send in all 2008 Anti-Doping results... |

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WADA News and Updates

21/09/08 - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced today that its Executive Committee approved the List of Prohibited Substances and Methods for 2009. This new List will be published online by October 1, 2008, and will... |

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ITU imposes 2-year ban on Gaag

06/09/08 - Yesterday The International Triathlon Union (ITU) announced it has imposed a two-year ban on {exp:tag_this}Dmitriy Gaag{/exp:tag_this}, a triathlete from Kazakhstan, after committing an anti-doping rule violation in... |

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New anti-doping Levels for Beijing

04/07/08 - More tests — Tougher testing regime — New eligibility requirements The International Olympic Committee (IOC) emphasised that the anti-doping effort at the Beijing Summer Games will be more extensive than ever.... |

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IOC issues anti-doping rules for Beijing

23/05/08 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has issued the IOC Anti-Doping Rules which will be applied during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. This important document has been sent to the National Olympic Committees,... |

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ITU delegation at WADA conference

21/11/07 - The Third World Conference on Doping in Sport was recently held in Madrid, Spain organized by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and sponsored by the Spanish High Council. IOC and ITU Vice President, Mr Chiharu... |

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Doping Violation

09/10/07 - (Vancouver, Canada – October 9th, 2007) – {exp:tag_this}Hongni Wang{/exp:tag_this} Commits Anti-Doping Rule Violation. The International Triathlon Union (ITU) announced today that Hongni Wang, a triathlete from... |

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Doping Controls for World Champs

20/08/07 - The International Triathlon Union and the German Triathlon Federation, the hosts and organizers of the Hamburg BG Triathlon World Championships have released important details in regards to the handling and... |

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Don Suspended For Missed Tests

18/10/06 - British Triathlon has released the following information about British triathlete {exp:tag_this}Tim Don{/exp:tag_this}. Don Receives Three Month Suspension For Missed Tests Tim Don, the World Triathlon Champion,... |

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Anti-Doping Update

24/07/06 - Recently, the ITU Executive Board approved the new ITU Anti-Doping Rules which can be found on the ITU website at http://www.triathlon.org/docs/downloads-itu-doping-rules-2006.pdf . The World Anti-Doping Agency... |

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Exclusive Interview with WADA President, Dick Pound

11/01/05 - Charley Pelkey, the news editor of Velonews, recently travelled to Montreal and spent almost 2 hours with WADA President Dick Pound. While the article is driven by the doping issues in cycling, there is a lot of... |

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