Refugee Olympian Lohalith suspended for suspected doping

Refugee Olympian Lohalith suspended for suspected doping

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said Tuesday that Olympic refugee team runner Anjelina Nadai Lohalith has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for Trimetazidine, Agence France-Presse reports. The banned substance, usually used to prevent and treat the symptoms of angina, is the same that put 23 Chinese swimmers in the spotlight recently.



WADA asserts non-compliance on four Anti-Doping Organizations

WADA asserts non-compliance on four Anti-Doping Organizations

This week, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) Executive Committee (ExCo) and Foundation Board (Board) met in Montreal, Canada, on 16 and 17 November 2023, respectively. The ExCo followed the recommendations from the CRC to allege three National Anti-Doping Organizations (NADOs) and one Major Event Organization (MEO) as non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code (Code) and added two other NADOs to the ‘watchlist’. The three NADOs that the ExCo decided to allege as non-compliant with the Code are: Venezuela, Nigeria and Tunisia.