New African Doping Control Officers in first-ever Regional Workshop

30 may 2024 - 12:55:17
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Wednesday kicked off the first regional workshop for the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia sanctioned by World Anti-Doping Agency

01 may 2024 - 13:11:39
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Tuesday announced sanctions against Tunisia and its athletes following the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa to play key role at sport doping conference

25 october 2023 - 15:00:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Sports Minister Zizi Kodwa is leading the South African delegation at the Conference of [...] Full text...

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WHO, WADA sign MOU to collaborate on clean, drug-free sport

02 october 2023 - 19:30:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have signed a four-year memorandum [...] Full text...

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2023 WAC: Nigeria's Tobi Amusan loses women's 100m hurdles title defence

25 august 2023 - 09:12:23
Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - Tobi Amusan, Nigeria's greatest gold medal hope, on Thursday lost in the final of the 100m [...] Full text...

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CAF conducts anti-doping seminar in Liberia

24 july 2023 - 05:17:11
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - CAF’s Anti-Doping Unit has concluded a two-day workshop, in partnership with the Liberian Football Association, at [...] Full text...

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Mali gets Sports Medicine Centre in Bamako

18 july 2022 - 15:37:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has acquired, for the first time, a Sports Medicine Centre, built within the Modibo Keita [...] Full text...

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Senegalese top sports figure, Lamine Diack, dies at 88

03 december 2021 - 15:57:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall, paying tribute to the former president of the International Association of Athletics [...] Full text...

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NOC-Kenya confirms temporary ban of Olympic sprinter

31 july 2021 - 17:07:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) on Saturday confirmed the suspension of a local sprinter [...] Full text...

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Tergat lands Tokyo Olympics Disciplinary Commission seat, gets another 8-year IOC membership

24 july 2021 - 13:30:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Olympics Kenya President, Paul Tergat, has been re-elected as a Member of the International Olympic Committee [...] Full text...

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World Athletics commits $1 million prize money at World Championships

21 june 2021 - 10:30:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics has committed an extra US$1 million prize money for athletes at World Athletics Championships, [...] Full text...

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CAF Disciplinary Committee sanctions erring players, clubs

02 june 2021 - 19:55:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Disciplinary Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has delivered verdictS on three matters Below [...] Full text...

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Kenya detains marathoner for falsifying athletics doping scandal

26 april 2021 - 21:31:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan marathoner, Elias Kiptum, has been arrested and charged to court with forgery and conspiracy [...] Full text...

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UEFA suspends 2 Malian int'l footballers of Austrian club for three months for doping

19 february 2021 - 17:11:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two Malian international footballers, Sékou Koita and Mohamed Camara, who play for the Austrian club, Red [...] Full text...

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Kenya to upgrade more sports facilities to meet global standards, says President Kenyatta

26 september 2020 - 15:26:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta re-opened a refurbished national stadium in Nairobi Saturday with the Government’s pledge to [...] Full text...

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Doping: AIU sanctions Kenyan athlete Siele

24 september 2020 - 14:09:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s long-distance athlete Patrick Siele has been slapped with a ban of three years and six [...] Full text...

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Lamine Diack jailed four years for corruption, doping

16 september 2020 - 22:00:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lamine Diack, former chairman of the International Athletics Federation (IAAF), was sentenced Wednesday in Paris to [...] Full text...

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Athletics Kenya, World Athletics partner to enhance road runners' dope testing

04 september 2020 - 17:36:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletics Kenya (AK) is working with World Athletics in increasing testing of Kenyan road runners following [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over 190 athletes benefit from World Athletics grants

21 june 2020 - 14:09:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics on Sunday said that 193 athletes from 58 member federations will benefit from the [...] Full text...

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World Athletics hands Kenyan distance runner four-year ban

30 may 2020 - 16:45:07
Nairobi Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics has slapped a four-year ban on Kenyan long distance runner Mikel Mutai for taking [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Athletics rolls out welfare grant for financially handicapped athletes

15 may 2020 - 10:18:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Professional athletes experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic have started registering on Friday for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya closes athletics training camps

18 march 2020 - 19:17:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletics Kenya (AK) on Wednesday ordered the closure of all athletics camps in the country in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: The best journalists of 2019 rewarded

01 march 2020 - 12:08:41
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Media Trust, an umbrella organization of the Mauritian government, honoured the best journalists of the [...] Full text...

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Tokyo Olympics: History-makers Kipchoge, Kosgei in Kenya marathon team

04 february 2020 - 14:56:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World record holders Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei have both been named in the  Kenyan line-up [...] Full text...

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Elite Kenyan athlete runs away from anti-doping testers

17 january 2020 - 11:29:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A top Kenyan athlete ran away from anti-doping testers who had visited their training camp unannounced [...] Full text...

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Analysis: Kenyan athletes fly flag on top of the world

25 december 2019 - 17:08:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Eliud Kipchoge's exploits in marathon and Kenya's exceptionally good performance at the 2019 Doha World Athletics remain the [...] Full text...

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UNESCO launches regional project for Africa in Ouagadougou

20 december 2019 - 09:15:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched a project in Ouagadougou [...] Full text...

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World Anti-Doping Agency bans Russia for four years

09 december 2019 - 12:47:21
Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Monday banned Russia for four years from participating in major [...] Full text...

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World Athletics to step up anti-doping fight in Kenya

20 november 2019 - 11:49:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a bid to curb doping among Kenyan athletes, World Athletics is requesting Athletics Kenya to [...] Full text...

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Mali to open a sports medicine centre

18 november 2019 - 15:15:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and Cuba have signed an agreement to open a sports medicine centre in Mali, an [...] Full text...

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Anti-Doping Convention: Mauritania becomes the 189th State Party

17 november 2019 - 05:10:22
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Convention against Doping in Sport (2005) is pleased to welcome its 189th State Party [...] Full text...

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Nigeria committed to high values of the Olympic movement - VP

14 november 2019 - 17:03:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has assured that Nigeria is committed to the high values of [...] Full text...

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Kenya to extend anti-doping war beyond athletes

06 november 2019 - 18:33:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government will adopt a holistic approach in dealing with doping in the country which [...] Full text...

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14th meeting of the African Regional Anti-Doping in Sports opens in Bamako

08 october 2019 - 18:21:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 14th Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO), Africa Zones [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe Séré elected Secretary-General of Regional Anti-Doping Organization

08 october 2019 - 11:31:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe Ibrahim Séré was elected on Monday as Secretary-General of the Regional Anti-Doping Organization Zone [...] Full text...

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Kenya's pharmaceutical products smuggling fuelled by lax regulations, booming online marketing campaigns (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 10:56:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It takes a smartphone with internet connection. With the click of a button, an online electronic [...] Full text...

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Kenya's pharmaceutical products smuggling fuelled by lax regulations, booming online marketing campaigns (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:44:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It takes a smartphone with internet connection. With the click of a button, an online electronic [...] Full text...

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AIU slams 8-year ban on Kenyan athlete

18 july 2019 - 14:58:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has slapped an 8-year ban on Kenyan long-distance runner ,Salome Biwott, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: AIU hands Biwott eight-year ban for doping

18 july 2019 - 14:03:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Thursday handed Kenyan athlete Salome Biwott an eight-year ban for [...] Full text...

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FIFA announces tougher sanctions on racism, homophobia

13 july 2019 - 10:53:47
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - After almost 15 years without any major changes to its Disciplinary Code, FIFA, the world football's [...] Full text...

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Kenya anti-doping welcomes AIU, WMM anti-drug cheating initiative

03 april 2019 - 15:50:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's anti-doping agency on Wednesday  welcomed the decision of the global athletics governing body, IAAF, to [...] Full text...

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IOC allays weightlifting Olympic removal fears

28 march 2019 - 13:31:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Weightlifting will remain an Olympic sport, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said. According to a report [...] Full text...

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IOC athletes' body to organize 'biggest ever' forum

28 november 2018 - 10:43:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The IOC Athletes’ Commission is set to invite the largest ever contingent of international athlete representatives [...] Full text...

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Dutch athlete blames Kenyan drug cheats on greed

24 november 2018 - 12:37:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Long distance runner Lornah Kiplagat, a Kenyan-turned Dutch, has attributed the rising doping cases among Kenyan [...] Full text...

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Top South African boxer tests positive for 'banned' substance

07 november 2018 - 14:18:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Top South African boxer, Kevin Lerena, is embroiled in a doping saga after the [...] Full text...

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Semenya, Chepkoech shortlisted for IAAF Awards

22 october 2018 - 13:55:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Africa's 800 multi-Olympic champion, Caster Semenya, and reigning 3000m steepechase World Champion, Beatrice Chepkoech of [...] Full text...

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Athletics governors to change IAAF Label road race regulations

08 october 2018 - 13:00:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Significant changes have been made to the regulations for IAAF Label road races from 2019 to [...] Full text...

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Individual athletes, not institutions to blame for doping in Kenya - WADA

28 september 2018 - 16:55:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said individual athletes and not institutions are to blame for sports [...] Full text...

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WADA: No 'institutionalised' doping in Kenyan athletics

28 september 2018 - 12:12:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) says there is no evidence of an institutionalised doping system in [...] Full text...

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IAAF tightens nationality switch rules

01 august 2018 - 13:22:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The IAAF Council has agreed to reinstate Transfer of Allegiance under new rules, with immediate effect. In [...] Full text...

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'Join us in anti-doping fight,' AK chief tells stakeholders

27 july 2018 - 15:20:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - All stakeholders, including athletes, should join hands with the authorities in the fight against doping, Athletics [...] Full text...

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Eight Russian athletes get IAAF nod to compete as neutrals

04 july 2018 - 14:17:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The IAAF Doping Review Board has given eight Russian athletes the nod to compete in [...] Full text...

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Inadequate funding hinders sports development in Kenya - Official

21 may 2018 - 15:17:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A top government official on Monday blamed the slow down in the development of sports on [...] Full text...

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SAFA hosts ground-breaking Medical Symposium in Johannesburg

20 may 2018 - 16:56:13
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A ground-breaking Medical Symposium, jointly organized by the South African Football Association (SAFA) and the [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Russia's 'repression, discrimination' ahead of 2018 World Cup

15 may 2018 - 09:08:45
Berlin, Germany (PANA) – The FIFA World Cup, starting on 14 June, 2018, will take place during the worst [...] Full text...

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Kenyan athletes support staff involved in doping face life ban

12 february 2018 - 17:40:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletes handlers who abet doping or sit on such information will be banned for life, Athletics [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, France censure racism in sport

09 january 2018 - 11:48:42
Paris, France (PANA) – UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and France’s Minister of Sport, Laura Flessel, have in a joint [...] Full text...

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Global sports press urged to bolster anti-corruption fight

17 december 2017 - 14:55:47
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) The media must be at the forefront of fighting corruption because the collapse of the sports industry could [...] Full text...

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Improve governance to attract sponsors, Kenyan sports federations told

08 december 2017 - 13:32:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Corporates and other organizations interested in sponsoring sports in Kenya are shying away because of bad [...] Full text...

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Kenya athletics body launches anti-doping day

24 october 2017 - 17:14:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a bid to curb cheating and doping in athletics, Athletics Kenya (AK) has launched its [...] Full text...

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Kenya: New National Olympic Chief promises new area in Kenyan sport

30 september 2017 - 16:46:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ending wrangles, a complete eradication of doping in sports and sound management of national federations are [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana threatens to disown doping athletes

26 july 2017 - 11:23:14
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) has threatened to disown doping athletes. Ipolokeng Ramatshaba, BAA Public Relations Officer, on [...] Full text...

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Russia: 'All FIFA Confederations Cup drug tests negative' - FIFA

24 july 2017 - 13:29:51
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - FIFA has announced that the analyses of all doping tests conducted for the 2017 FIFA Confederations [...] Full text...

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Romania: UNESCO meeting on int'l convention against Doping in Sport opens in Romania

29 june 2017 - 08:26:09
Bucharest, Romania (PANA) - The fourth Bureau meeting of the 5th session of the Conference of Parties to UNESCO's International [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF approves Athletics Integrity Unit

16 april 2017 - 16:15:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has approved the composition of the Athletics Integrity Unit [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Tergat seeks presidency of Kenya Olympic body

04 april 2017 - 16:39:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan five-time World Cross Country champion Paul Tergat had a major boost to his bid for [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Namibian Fredricks quits IAAF task force

07 march 2017 - 13:52:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - IAAF President Sebastian Coe has appointed IAAF Athletes' Commission Chairperson Rozle Prezelj to replace IAAF Council [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF expels deputy general secretary

01 february 2017 - 16:49:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former IAAF Chief of Staff Nick Davies has been expelled by the world athletics governing body [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya steps up anti-doping fight in sports

10 january 2017 - 13:19:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a bid to speed up the removal of Kenya from the IAAF dopimg watch list, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF sets up Athletics Integrity Unit

23 december 2016 - 12:52:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Determined to eliminate drug cheats in athletics, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has begun [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Africa athletics chief Malboum warns drug cheats

08 december 2016 - 11:17:09
Nairobi, Kenya-(PANA) - Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) President Kalkaba Malboum on Wednesday night cautioned African athletes against doping, warning [...] Full text...

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France: Criminal intelligence initiative targets performance-enhancing drugs - INTERPOL

04 october 2016 - 11:22:48
Lyons, France (PANA) – An initiative has been developed by INTERPOL aimed at helping member countries understand and combat the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 'We are proud of our Rio exploits,' says AK chief

16 september 2016 - 14:49:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is taking pride in the fact that all its athletes who participated in the recent [...] Full text...

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Botswana: President Khama says banning Russian paralympians is 'draconian'

10 august 2016 - 07:38:00
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana has condemned the decision of the International Paralympics Committee (IPC) to ban all Russian Paralympic [...] Full text...

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Kenya: WADA removes Kenya from non-compliant list

05 august 2016 - 15:15:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PAAN) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has removed Kenya from its list of non-compliant countries after the [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: 31st Olympiad, the world's biggest sports party, officially begins

05 august 2016 - 08:01:40
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The 2016 Olympic Games, the world's biggest sports party, officially begins on Friday in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: CAS rejects Russian appeals against weightlifting, rowing sanctions

04 august 2016 - 11:59:51
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected appeals filed by the Russian [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Brazil allays Zika Virus fears during Olympic games

28 july 2016 - 13:59:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sportsmen heading to Brazil for the forthcoming 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro should not [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Wada wants Russian athletes to Rio Olympics banned

19 july 2016 - 13:19:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has recommended that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) considers banning all [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan, Russian athletes face stringent doping tests ahead of Rio Olympics

21 june 2016 - 18:11:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan and Russian athletes will face more stringent anti-doping tests to qualify for the Rio de [...] Full text...

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France: Côte d’Ivoire hosts regional meeting on sport governance, integrity

03 june 2016 - 15:52:30
Paris, France (PANA) - The Government of Côte d’Ivoire and UNESCO will host in Abidjan, from 6-7 June, a regional [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: 23 athletes face IOC bans for infringing anti-doping rules in 2012

27 may 2016 - 11:56:33
Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Friday that reanalysis of the “A” samples from 23 [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Elite athletes skip National Championships

24 may 2016 - 17:23:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World champions Asbel Kiprop, Geofrey Kamwaror are among the 18 Kenyan athletics who will skip the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya says WADA to lift non-compliance declaration following new roadmap

18 may 2016 - 14:25:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government said a new roadmap allowing the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to lift a [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: 31 athletes face IOC bans for infringing anti-doping rules

17 may 2016 - 17:46:19
Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board at a special session on Tuesday announced that up [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya vows doping crackdown after WADA non-compliance shocker

13 may 2016 - 16:46:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government has vowed to crack down on organisations and individuals suspected of involving in [...] Full text...

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Canada: WADA Board declares Kenyan Anti-Doping Organization non-compliant

13 may 2016 - 07:09:19
Montreal, Canada (PANA) - The Foundation Board of the Montreal-based World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has declared the Kenyan Anti-Doping Organisation [...] Full text...

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South Africa: WADA suspends accreditation of South African doping control laboratory

04 may 2016 - 15:41:00
Montreal, Canada (PANA) - The Montreal-based World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the accreditation of the South African Doping Control [...] Full text...

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France: INTERPOL issues Red Notice against Papa Massata Diack

15 january 2016 - 10:50:00
Lyon, France (PANA) - INTERPOL has issued an internationally wanted persons Red Notice for Papa Massata Diack at the request [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria loses 7 All Africa Games' medals to doping

15 january 2016 - 09:39:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has been stripped of seven of the gold medals it won at last September's All [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IOC introduces audit to fight graft

15 december 2015 - 11:56:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A few days after the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) slapped a full suspension on [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF suspends top Kenyan officials

01 december 2015 - 09:13:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) ethics commission has slapped a six-month ban on two top [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF confirms Russia's suspension

27 november 2015 - 09:17:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has confirmed the full suspension of Russia, while the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Government tells top AK officials to quit as stand-off ends

25 november 2015 - 10:54:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The two-day standoff between Athletics Kenya (AK) and the Professional Athletes Association of Kenya (PAAK) ended [...] Full text...

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Kenya: AK, athletes standoff enters second day

24 november 2015 - 11:53:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The standoff between Athletics Kenya (AK) and professional athletes, which saw athletes storm and take over [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Standoff as athletes storm AK headquaters

23 november 2015 - 11:43:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In an unprecedented move, Kenyan athletes have taken over Athletics Kenya (AK) headquarters in Nairobi, demanding [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyans missing from IAAF top athlete shortlist

19 november 2015 - 15:01:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan athletes are notable absentees from the 2015 IAAF Athlete of the Year shortlist, a [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya athletics officials accused bribe taking

17 november 2015 - 09:20:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - NIKE, the American sports kit company, is accused of having corruptly given money to officials of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: SA athlete could get 2012 Olympic gold medal

10 november 2015 - 14:59:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South African athlete Caster Semenya could be crowned 2011 world champion and 2012 [...] Full text...

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UN: UNESCO moves against doping in sport

30 october 2015 - 13:20:09
New York, US (PANA) - UNESCO is hosting the fifth session of the International Convention against Doping in Sport at [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF bans 2 Kenyan runners for doping

26 august 2015 - 15:44:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World athletics governing body, IAAF, has slammed provisional suspension on two Kenyan athletes, Koki Manunga and [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Coe elected IAAF President

19 august 2015 - 14:07:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former British star athlete Sebastian Coe has been elected President of the world athletics governing body, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: AFN declares Nigeria's athletics team to Beijing 2015 drug free

13 august 2015 - 10:55:57
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has revealed that all its 17 athletes for the 2015 [...] Full text...

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France: Interpol issues global alert for potentially-lethal illicit diet drug

05 may 2015 - 12:12:25
Lyon, France (PANA) - The international criminal organization, Interpol, has issued a global alert for 2.4-dinitrophenol (DNP), an illicit and [...] Full text...

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UN: New list of prohibited substances to fight doping in sport takes effect

02 january 2015 - 16:39:02
New York, US (PANA) - A new list of prohibited substances has come into force on 1 January across the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Athletics facing difficult times, say Bubka, Coe

09 december 2014 - 14:17:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Lord Sebastian Coe and Sergey Bubka, presidents-elect of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), have [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth Games: Nigeria reels from withdrawal of gold medal after positive drug test

03 august 2014 - 10:26:07
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria is reeling from the withdrawal of the gold medal won by one of the country's [...] Full text...

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Congo: Youth Olympic Games torch arrives in Congo

12 june 2014 - 18:38:03
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The torch of the Youth Olympic Games, to be held in the Chinese city of Nanjing, [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: Indomitable Lions in Austria for FIFA World Cup preparations

22 may 2014 - 17:37:59
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – The Cameroonian Indomitable Lions arrive in Austria Wednesday to begin preparations for the FIFA World Cup [...] Full text...

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Kenya: China's Zaiqing succeeds Bach as IOC VP

10 february 2014 - 08:36:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - China's Zaiqing Yu was elected Vice President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the weekend, [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, ICSS team up to fight match-fixing

11 december 2013 - 15:00:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UNESCO has concluded a strategic partnership agreement with the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) to [...] Full text...

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3rd ECOWAS Cycling Tour: ECOWAS seamless border crossing still a long way off

16 november 2013 - 11:32:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - In spite of the initial delay that slowed down the take-off of the third ECOWAS Cycling [...] Full text...

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FIFA Confed. Cup: All Confederations Cup players are dope-free

15 june 2013 - 20:15:03
Belo Horizonte, Brazil (PANA) - World soccer's governing body FIFA on Saturday gave all the 184 players registered for the [...] Full text...

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Kenya bans runners for doping

22 february 2013 - 13:56:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletics Kenya Friday confirmed the banning of three distance runners for five years for committing doping [...] Full text...

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Fifa to step up anti-doping fight at 2014 World Cup

18 february 2013 - 14:16:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Determined to enhance its anti-doping measures, football's World Governing body, FIFA, said it plans to introduce [...] Full text...

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International cycling body for probe

15 december 2012 - 17:53:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced that KPMG auditors will carry out reviews of the [...] Full text...

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Global pressure group to clean up 'dirty' cycling

28 november 2012 - 16:34:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A global pressure group, comprising cycling industry stakeholders, anti-doping experts and campaigning international journalists, has been [...] Full text...

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Kenya raises marathon winners' purse

12 september 2012 - 16:08:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletics Kenya (AK) has increased the prize money for its marathon race next year with the [...] Full text...

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UN envoy on Sports for Peace praises London Olympic Games

13 august 2012 - 22:57:34
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, on Monday [...] Full text...

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Nigeria bags Olympic 4x400m men's gold, 12 years later

21 july 2012 - 22:33:26
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Twelve years after the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Nigeria was on Saturday awarded the men's 4x400 metres [...] Full text...

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Clash of African runners to highlight Edinburgh Cross Country

05 january 2012 - 10:15:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four top African runners, including defending champion and Olympic silver medallist Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, are [...] Full text...

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Do not sack coach Siasia, others -- Nigerian Sports Minister warns

11 october 2011 - 19:14:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian Minister of Sports and chairman of the National Sports commission (NSC) , Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman, [...] Full text...

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FIFA bans North Korea from 2015 Women's World Cup

26 august 2011 - 10:58:20
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - World soccer's governing body FIFA has banned North Korea from the 2015 Women's World Cup in [...] Full text...

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2 Angolan basketballers to take dope test at Afrobasket 2011

18 august 2011 - 15:52:06
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Two Angolan players with the national senior men's basketball team, Carlos Morais and Eduardo Mingas, have [...] Full text...

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New moves to clamp down on steroid syndicates in SA

12 may 2011 - 08:22:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Institute for Drug Free Sport on Thursday announced it will implement [...] Full text...

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Third Nigerian athlete at New Delhi 2010 banned for using drugs

15 october 2010 - 17:39:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A third Nigerian athlete, Folashade Abugan, who returned "an adverse analytical finding" from a drug test [...] Full text...

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Indian athlete tests positive to banned drug at Commonwealth Games

13 october 2010 - 13:30:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- An Indian athlete, Rani Yadav, has joined the list of at hletes who have tested positive [...] Full text...

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Nigerian athlete disqualified from Commonwealth Games

12 october 2010 - 17:20:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has formally disqualified Nigerian athlete Samuel Okon from the 19th Commonwealth [...] Full text...

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Nigerian athlete suspended from Commonwealth Games over drug

11 october 2010 - 14:13:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's gold medallist in the women's 100 metres event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in India, [...] Full text...

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'South Africa 2010 without doping case yet'

01 july 2010 - 11:11:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- There are no doping cases yet at the ongoing World Cup finals in South Africa despite [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to host board meeting on doping

27 may 2010 - 14:29:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius will 29 and 30 May host a Regional Anti -Doping Organizationsâ? (RADO) board meeting for [...] Full text...

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Two stadiums for Angola CAN 2010 opened

28 december 2009 - 21:06:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Two of the four stadiums hosting the 2010 African Cup of Nations scheduled for 10 to [...] Full text...

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NOC elects new officers 9 Dec

24 october 2009 - 11:49:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has scheduled Wednesday, 9 December for elections into its executive committee, [...] Full text...

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10,000 runners register for StanChart Nairobi Marathon

21 october 2009 - 19:35:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Ten thousand runners have entered for Sundayâ?s Standar d Chartered (StanChart) Nairobi International Marathon ahead of [...] Full text...

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Togo's Parliament passes anti-doping bill

20 may 2009 - 20:04:00
Lomé- Togo (PANA) -- Togo's Parliament Tuesday passed a bill authorising the rati fication of the International Convention Against Doping, [...] Full text...

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UNESCO marks Africa Week from 25 to 29 May

18 may 2009 - 19:50:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- “Africa Within its Cultural and Sports Dynamics” is the t heme this year for Africa Week, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Sports minister says doping hurts sports

17 april 2009 - 13:39:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Sports Minister, Sani Ndanusa, has described t he use of drugs by athletes as a [...] Full text...

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African runners for KCB cross country race in Kenya

11 february 2009 - 17:31:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The KCB cross country championships slated for 21 Februa ry at the Ngong Race Course has [...] Full text...

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