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Thursday, 18 February 2021 The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has done a U-turn on its anti-doping rules after criticism from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It has also accepted independent advice about the vetting of candidates for next month’s elections, which will be carried out by a panel comprising experts with no links to anybody at the IWF. Less than four weeks ago Mike Irani, the IWF’s Interim President, said the controversial new anti-doping rules - which effectively made multiple violations less of a problem for offending nations - were "a stronger, fa...

Raquel Pennington given six-month USADA suspension after disclosing use of banned substances Share this story Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Yesterday the US Anti-Doping Agency announced that they had suspended former UFC bantamweight title challenger Raquel Pennington after she self-reported a doping violation. USADA’s statement regarding Pennginton partly read as follows: Pennington, 32, self-reported the use of two prohibited substances – 7-keto-DHEA and AOD-9064 – to USADA on November 17, 2020. As the result of the declaration, USADA collected an out-of-competition ...

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday announced that UFC No. 4 ranked women’s bantamweight Raquel Pennington has been suspended for six months for violating the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. Colorado Springs, Colo. (January 28, 2021) – USADA announced today that Raquel Pennington, of Colorado Springs, Colo., has accepted a six-month sanction for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. Pennington, 32, self-reported the use of two prohibited substances – 7-keto-DHEA and AOD-9064 – to USADA on November 17, 2020. As the result of the declaration, USADA collected an out-of-competition uri...

IMMAF ANNOUNCES ANTI-DOPING ATHLETES' RIGHTS ACT 01/16/21 “The athletes, their safety and rights are among our main priorities at IMMAF and the new IMMAF Athletes’ Act is a testament to that.” - Athletes Commission Chairman, Irman Smajic [London. 16 January 2020] An Anti-Doping Athletes' Rights Act has been approved by the Executive Board of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation as recommended by IMMAF’s Athletes’ and Anti-Doping Commissions. The purpose of the act is to ensure that athlete rights within Anti-Doping are clearly set out, accessible and universally applica...

UFC on Thursday announced several significant changes to its Anti-Doping Policy, including modifications in the handling of cannabis and its naturally occurring cannabinoid constituents.   Most importantly, positive tests over the threshold and decision limit for carboxy-THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, will no longer be considered a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, unless additional evidence exists that an athlete used it intentionally for performance-enhancing purposes.  All other “phyto” cannabinoids (those derived naturally from the cannabis plant) are no longe...