https://www.scmp.com/rss/523599/feed The latest news and top stories on World Anti-Doping Agency. A prominent Montreal, Canada-based international independent agency, WADA is dedicated to leading a collaborative worldwide movement for doping-free sport. Its main areas of focus include scientific research, education, developing anti-doping capacities and monitoring the World Anti-Doping Code. Established in 1999 by the International Olympic Committee and governments, WADA is recognised for harmonising anti-doping policies globally,... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press Leaders at the World Anti-Doping Agency are considering adopting a rule that could bar President Donald Trump and all US government officials from attending major international events – even if they take place on American soil. A few coming up are as big as they get: this summer’s World Cup, the LA Olympics in 2028, the Winter Games in Utah in 2034. This is not a fight of Trump’s choosing, but rather one being pursued by Wada itself, which has been the subject of bipartisan and virtually... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3346812/wada-takes-next-step-fight-us-could-ban-trump-world-cup-la-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3346812/wada-takes-next-step-fight-us-could-ban-trump-world-cup-la-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Mar 2026 01:24:10 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse India has topped the rankings of global sports drug cheats for a third straight year, the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) said, marking a dubious hat-trick for the country. India’s National Anti Doping Agency (Nada) collected 7,113 urine and blood samples, out of which 260 tested positive in 2024, the international watchdog said in its annual report published late on Tuesday. The findings are a major blow to India, which is preparing to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games – an event seen as a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3336936/world-anti-doping-agency-names-india-worst-drugs-cheats-third-straight-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3336936/world-anti-doping-agency-names-india-worst-drugs-cheats-third-straight-year?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:00:14 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry and her World Anti-Doping Agency counterpart have called for unity in the fight against performance-enhancing drugs following a fracture with the United States. “Too often we’ve seen energy spent on division, finger-pointing and competing agendas,” Coventry told Wada’s World Conference on Doping in Sport, being held this week in the South Korean city of Busan. “It has been difficult to watch this divide within our community.” Her comments... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3335022/end-finger-pointing-doping-fight-ioc-president-tells-conference?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3335022/end-finger-pointing-doping-fight-ioc-president-tells-conference?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Dec 2025 06:48:33 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse China’s world champion long-jumper Wang Jianan was cleared of doping after hospital video camera footage showed he had inadvertently inhaled a banned substance. Wang became the first Asian man to win the world championships long jump gold when he leapt 8.36m at the world event in Eugene, Oregon, in 2022. The China Anti-Doping Agency (Chinada) had said this week that Wang, 29, had not been negligent or at fault after failing an out-of-competition test last November and would not be banned. Wang... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3334346/hospital-video-footage-helps-clear-chinese-long-jump-world-champion-wang-jianan-doping?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3334346/hospital-video-footage-helps-clear-chinese-long-jump-world-champion-wang-jianan-doping?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:00:17 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed on Thursday it was looking into a leak about an investigation that resulted in the agency clearing 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned heart medication before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. The agency has defended its decision to clear the swimmers of doping. It said it had agreed with Chinese anti-doping authorities who found the swimmers’ samples were contaminated. The existence of the investigation by China and Wada had been kept under... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3331017/wada-launches-operation-puncture-probe-leak-about-chinese-swimmers-doping-tests?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3331017/wada-launches-operation-puncture-probe-leak-about-chinese-swimmers-doping-tests?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Oct 2025 05:09:19 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport The Hong Kong Jockey Club has turned to some of the latest technology in artificial intelligence to help with anti-doping protocols in animals ahead of the 15th National Games, to continue its perfect record of never having produced a false positive. Riders and horses will compete from November 10 to 19 at the Guangming International Equestrian Centre in Shenzhen, and this year, Hong Kong will send 11 pairs, its largest-ever team. The club is also supporting the Games by helping with venue... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3329660/hong-kong-jockey-club-turns-ai-help-drug-testing-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3329660/hong-kong-jockey-club-turns-ai-help-drug-testing-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Oct 2025 23:05:08 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Kenyan athletes may have shone at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, winning seven gold medals, but persistent allegations of doping still cast a shadow as the global anti-doping agency threatens to sanction the East African country. The warning is anything but trivial for a nation whose runners embody Kenyans' hopes for lifting families out of poverty, a desperate desire that can drive some over the line. Over the years, and following numerous scandals, Kenya has repeatedly promised... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3326406/kenyan-athletes-shine-tokyo-world-championships-doping-remains-problem?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3326406/kenyan-athletes-shine-tokyo-world-championships-doping-remains-problem?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:25:47 +0000