Doping Cases and Bans in 2025

[phelps 8,282]

5 hours ago, JoshMartini007 said:

Honestly there isn't that much money in swimming and once the novelty runs out (and possibly someone dying) then I feel this experiment will die out.

the "problem" is that it will take years to develop some kind of cancer and pay the prize for such stupid decision

[heywoodu 16,004]

Erriyon Knighton (athletics) can go and focus on the 2032 Olympics, he's been handed a 4-year ban.

[Biathlonfan 792]

2 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Erriyon Knighton (athletics) can go and focus on the 2032 Olympics, he's been handed a 4-year ban.

somehow i'm not surprised at all

[Grassmarket 4,028]

Apparently Fred Kerley has signed up for the Enhanced Games so the whole thing is going to end up like the final reel of Slap Shot.

[Orangehair43 285]

1 hour ago, Grassmarket said:

Apparently Fred Kerley has signed up for the Enhanced Games so the whole thing is going to end up like the final reel of Slap Shot.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/c87y33zlgz0o

 

 

Edited September 17 by Orangehair43

[heywoodu 16,004]

32 minutes ago, Orangehair43 said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/c87y33zlgz0o

 

 

After winning bronze in the 2025 Paris Olympics  

 

Spoiler

Kerley, who claimed bronze in the 100m at the Paris 2025 Olympics, has been provisionally suspended for an alleged anti-doping whereabouts violation and therefore not competing in the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

 

[Orangehair43 285]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/18/enhanced-games-targets-british-stars-us-sprinter-fred-kerley
Not great news. 

[Grassmarket 4,028]

 bobsled pusher Arran Gulliver gets  a 2 year ban for ostarine.  Seems to have got off a bit lightly - although his personal results are all wiped, the team medals won with him have not been anulled.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c5yk188e7jno

[Grassmarket 4,028]

Oh, Lordy another bobsleigh brakeman, this time Frencesco Friederich's occasional partner Simon Wulff

 

Report: Friedrich to lose World Cup title due to brakeman's doping

 

*Actually this was news from last month - what changes was just the revised results of some races.  

Edited October 15 by Grassmarket

[Orangehair43 285]

Women's marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich has been banned for three years after the Kenyan admitted to anti-doping rule violations.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/cx2l8890k78o