The Irish Times

IOC warns that Olympic boxing remains at risk amid fresh governance worries

IOC make intervention just days before Russian president of IBA faces re-election

Wed May 11 2022 - 16:25

Michael Conlan and Joe Joyce’s hopes of a 2016 Olympic medal upgrade recede

Report says subjective nature of scoring system makes it impossible to prove bouts were predetermined

Fri Dec 10 2021 - 18:39

Katie Taylor’s 2016 Olympics defeat listed as ‘suspicious’ in McLaren report

Bray boxer’s final bout as an amateur is one of a number listed for review

Tue Oct 05 2021 - 06:00

Up to 10 suspicious boxing matches at 2016 Olympics, inquiry finds

One involves Michael Conlan’s controversial defeat to Russia’s Vladimir Nikitin

Wed Sept 29 2021 - 22:32

Possible corruption in boxing at Rio Olympics being investigated

Irish boxer Michael Conlan claimed at the time he had been cheated

Mon Jun 14 2021 - 16:34

Spanish tennis player gets eight-year ban for match fixing

Enrique Lopez Perez was found to have been involved in three separate instances in 2017

Tue Dec 01 2020 - 12:11

IOC president Bach reveals genetic drug-testing may be ready for Olympics

New method could detect blood doping months after it took place

Tue Nov 05 2019 - 16:44

Sport Ireland criticises Wada and IOC as Russia reinstatement looms

International Olympic Committee took ‘weak stand’ against Russia, says Treacy

Thu Sept 20 2018 - 06:00

Court of Arbitration for Sport clears 28 banned Russian athletes

There were also 11 further athletes who had life bans reduced to short suspensions

Thu Feb 01 2018 - 09:12

Fifa removed investigator on trail of Russia World Cup chief Vitaly Mutko

Cornel Borbély was examining doping allegations when tenure terminated

Thu Dec 07 2017 - 21:41

Fifa’s reliance on Russia summed up by weak response to IOC ban

Governing body’s willingness to let Vitaly Mutko run next year’s World Cup shows how ethically compromised it remains

Wed Dec 06 2017 - 19:32

IOC ban Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics over doping

Clean individual athletes can compete under the Olympic flag in Pyeongchang in February

Tue Dec 05 2017 - 18:47

Russia to learn Olympic fate on Tuesday

IOC could impose blanket ban on Russian athletes for Winter Olympics

Mon Dec 04 2017 - 18:23

Russia loses two more Sochi medals after IOC bans four skeleton racers

2014 Olympic men’s champion Aleksandr Tretiakov one of those affected

Thu Nov 23 2017 - 23:07

Russian 2014 World Cup squad involved in doping investigation

Reports claim squad among more than 1,000 ‘people of interest’ to officials investigating

Sun Jun 25 2017 - 14:29

World Anti-Doping chief calls for decision on Russia in Winter Games

Reedie says Russian athletes would have to pass vigorous testing before Pyeongchang

Wed Mar 29 2017 - 20:08

Russian anti-doping agency backtracks from ‘institutional conspiracy’ claims

Rusada argue its director general was misquoted in ‘New York Times’ interview

Wed Dec 28 2016 - 16:31

Sochi stripped of bobsleigh and skeleton World Championships

International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation move after damning McLaren report

Tue Dec 13 2016 - 18:49

Wada report exposes Russia’s systematic corruption of sport

Over 1,000 Russians athletes across more than 30 sports implicated in doping

Fri Dec 09 2016 - 19:10

The world of sport reacts to Russian doping revelations

‘Ministry of Sports denies government programmes exist to support doping in sport’

Fri Dec 09 2016 - 17:18

Russian Darya Klishina suspended from Olympic Games according to reports

Long jumper is Russia’s sole track and field competitor at Rio Olympics

Sat Aug 13 2016 - 19:41

Russian Olympics team continues to take shape with fencers declared eligible

Joins archery, badminton, equestrian, judo, shooting and tennis in clearing athletes for Rio

Wed Jul 27 2016 - 12:21

Russian athletes escape blanket ban from IOC

International Olympic Committee leaves exclusion decision to sports federations

Mon Jul 25 2016 - 01:00

Should Russia still host the 2018 World Cup?

The IOC has said it does not trust Russia to hold any major international sporting events

Wed Jul 20 2016 - 11:06

Vladimir Putin casts doubts on Wada doping report

Wada’s executive committee calls on IOC ‘to consider to decline entries for Rio 2016’

Mon Jul 18 2016 - 18:51

Pat Hickey slams report calling for outright Russian Olympic ban

Head of OCI questions integrity of independent report to be released on Monday

Sun Jul 17 2016 - 12:58

Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko implicated in latest doping allegations

German broadcaster claim politician blocked the reporting of a doping offence by a top-flight footballer

Tue Jun 07 2016 - 21:33

Sebastian Coe says restoring trust in IAAF a priority after latest charges

Report to be published today reveals “whole different level of corruption” to Fifa scandal

Mon Nov 09 2015 - 07:48

Dick Pound to lead investigation into Russian doping claims

German documentary alleged 99 per cent of Olympic team were drugs cheats

Tue Dec 16 2014 - 17:35