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British Olympic Silver Medalist Chijindu Ujah Suspended for Suspected Doping Violation

August 13, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has provisionally suspended British 4×100-meter relay silver medalist Chijindu Ujah for a suspected anti-doping violation at the Tokyo Olympics. The AIU said that the doping control laboratory in Tokyo had notified the International Testing Agency …

20 Athletes Banned from Tokyo Olympics Under Anti-Doping Test Rules

July 30, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Twenty track and field athletes have been banned from the Tokyo Olympics for failing to meet the anti-doping test rules. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), which runs the anti-doping program for the sport, ruled on July 28 that 20 of …

US, UK Olympic Event Staff Caught Using Cocaine

July 13, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Japanese police said four electricians, two from the United States and two from Britain, who came to work in Japan as support staff in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics who have been arrested for allegedly using cocaine. According to Tokyo2020, the …

Sport Court Bans Russia From Using Its Name, Flag, Anthem For the Next Two Olympics

December 18, 2020 by Fourth Estate Wire

The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has banned Russia on Dec. 17 from using its name, flag, and anthem at the Olympics and at any world championships for the next two years.