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https://www.ibsf.org/en/news/8-bobsleigh/20914-imposition-of-provisional-suspension Based on the reasoned awards issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) by which the CAS partially upheld the decision of the IOC Disciplinary Commission of 23 November 2017 the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) in accordance with the IBSF Anti-Doping Rules, Art. 7.9, provisionally suspends the following Russian athletes and officials as of 13 December 2018: Aleksandr Zubkov, Alexey Voevoda, Alexander Kasjanov, Aleksei Pushkarev and Ilvir Khuzin. The athletes respectively officials and the Russian Bobsleigh Federation have been informed about the provisional suspension accordingly.

Case #481 (Bahrain #3) Athlete: Violet Jepchumba Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: September 29th, 2021 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #482 (Zambia #2) Athlete: Kabange Mupopo Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: August 11th, 2021 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #483 (Iran #12) Athlete: Narges Khani Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: February 2nd, 2022 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #484 (Iran #13) Athlete: Ali Arzhangnezhad Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: March 12th, 2022 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #485 (China #7) Athlete: Fengying Cao Sport: Athletics Duration: 6 Months Expiration: September 24th, 2018 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #486 (Botswana #1) Athlete: Isaac Modiri Seoke Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: February 18th, 2022 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #487 (Bulgaria #1) Athlete: Silyan Georgiev Sport: Athletics Duration: 12 Months Expiration: November 2nd, 2018 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter

Case #469 (France #2) Athlete: Anouar Assila Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: September 18th, 2021 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #470 (Portugal #2) Athlete: Vitor Barbosa Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: June 21st, 2019 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #471 (Moldova #3) Athlete: Anna Berghii Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: August 22nd, 2021 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #472 (China #5) Athlete: Li Wenjie Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: August 22nd, 2021 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #473 (China #6) Athlete: Yanmin Hou Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: December 17th, 2021 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #474 (Turkey #7) Athlete: Muratcan Karapinar Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: March 23rd, 2021 Substance: ABP Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #474 (Turkey #8) Athlete: Senem Eser Sport: Athletics Duration: 42 Months Expiration: June 23rd, 2020 Substance: ABP Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #475 (Turkey #9) Athlete: Hakan Duvar Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: December 25th, 2020 Substance: ABP Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #476 (Turkey #10) Athlete: Mehmet Akkoyun Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: February 7th, 2021 Substance: ABP Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #477 (Turkey #11) Athlete: Vedat Günen Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: September 21st, 2021 Substance: ABP Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #478 (Turkey #12) Athlete: Yeliz Kurt Sport: Athletics Duration: 36 Months Expiration: March 20th, 2018 Substance: ABP Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #479 (Turkey #13) Athlete: Şeref Dirli Sport: Athletics Duration: 96 Months Expiration: May 12th, 2025 Substance: ABP Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #480 (Bahamas #1) Athlete: Adrian Griffith Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: July 11th, 2021 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter

Case #466 ( Ethiopia #5) Athlete: Meseret Taye Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: November 14th, 2021 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #467 (Kenya #11) Athlete: Eliud Magut Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: July 13th, 2022 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #468 (Greece #1) Athlete: Despoina Zapounidou Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: August 22nd, 2021 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter

Marina Erakovic - Tennis

Case #459 (Kenya #10) Athlete: Vincent Kipcherchir Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: April 30th, 2020 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #460 (Kazakhstan #2) Athlete: Yulia Rakhmanova Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: May 21st, 2022 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #461 (Kazakhstan #3) Athlete: Toshali Alikulov Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: June 11th, 2022 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #462 (Brazil #5) Athlete: Caio Bonfim Sport: Athletics Duration: 6 Months Expiration: August 31st, 2018 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #463 (Russia #59) Athlete: Vasiliy Kopeykin Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: December 6th, 2020 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #464 (Japan #3) Athlete: Moeno Nakamura Sport: Athletics Duration: 15 Months Expiration: January 25th, 2019 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter Case #465 (Morocco #5) Athlete: Mousaab Hadout Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: June 28th, 2022 Substance: ? Source: IAAF August Newsletter

The Sports Journalists Awards (the second most important British awards) Man - Geraint Thomas Woman - Dina Asher-Smith Team - England netball Newcomer - Sam Curran (cricket) Paralympic men - Great Britain’s Men’s Wheelchair Basketball team Paralympic women - Fitzpatrick / Kehoe (paralympic skiing) Coaching award - Steve Williams (interesting choice - the schoolteacher who coached Gareth Bale at football, British Lions captain Sam Warburton at rugby and Geraint Thomas too) Special awards - Lewis Hamilton and Christine Ohourougu Lifetime award - David Hemery (athletics)

Results from Junior award - men - James Bowen (horse racing) Junior award - women - Elynor Backstedt (cycling) - cycling fans might know that's the daughter of Paris-Roubaix winner Magnus Backstedt Lifetime award - Tanni Grey-Thompson (wheelchair racing) Team - Cardiff Devils ice hockey Main award- 3rd - Laura Deas (skeleton) 2nd - Mark Williams (snooker) Winner - what a surprise Geraint Thomas (cycling)

Uh - oh. How well is she shooting these days? I want to know how far away to stand...

I'll swap you a couple of spare British track cyclists for one good biathlonist

https://www.wpbsa.com/snooker-supports-paris-2024-olympic-bid/

There's someone from Ireland competing. I can't remember any Irish biathletes before now?

Paralympic skiing champion...

I'll tell him you said that. He'll be pleased.

So how are you with the nominees for the Welsh Sports Person of the Year? Gareth Bale Elinor Barker Laura Deas Menna Fitzpatrick Geraint Thomas Mark Williams

Sunday, 16 December. BBC 1 1900 UTC (also Tuesday, 4 December at 21:00 UTC BBC Sport website)

Fly (51kg) Feather (57kg) Light (60 kg) Welter (69 kg) Middle (75 kg)

Mosseley had a baby, all the best English boxers have turned professional or are injured.

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has notified the Kazakh Biathlon Union that nine members of the Kazakhstan biathlon team are provisionally suspended, according to Article 7.9 in connection with Article 7.11. of the IBU Anti-Doping Rules. In order to guarantee fair competitions that are not affected by the substantial risk of doping sanctions, the following members of the Kazakhstan Biathlon team are provisionally suspended from participating in any IBU-sanctioned competitions with immediate effect, pending the final decision of a hearing into the alleged Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs): - Galina VISHNEVSKAYA - Alina RAIKOVA - Darya KLIMINA-USSANOVA - Olga POLTORANINA - Yan SAVITSKY - Maxim BRAUN - Anna KISTANOVA - Anton PANTOV - Vassiliy POTKORYTOV The review and provisional suspensions are based on criminal investigations in Austria and Italy. The provisionally suspended athletes are now given the chance to provide the IBU with an adequate explanation of the alleged ADRV. The IBU will then decide on what further proceedings are taken.

Swiss bank close AIBA account because of "reputational risk" of being associated with governing body led by Rakhimov https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1072495/exclusive-swiss-bank-close-aiba-account-because-of-reputational-risk-of-being-associated-with-governing-body-led-by-rakhimov When a Swiss bank won't take your money then you are in trouble...