International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) director general Attila Adamfi is confident the organisation's cooperation with the International Testing Agency (ITA) will lead to a "cultural change" in the sport.
The Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF) has named Olivier Banuls as its new director, amid ongoing uncertainty over the body's future.
International Cycling Union (UCI) will explore closer collaboration with the International Testing Agency (ITA) as part of a "global approach" towards anti-doping.
The International Teqball Federation (FITEQ) and the International Testing Agency (ITA) have signed a two-year anti-doping service agreement to support the promotion of clean sport globally.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will seek to establish a long-term sample storage scheme for pre-Games testing programmes.
The International Testing Agency (ITA) has claimed that more than 300 samples will have been collected by the end of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships here in Thailand.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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