Another Chinese doping controversy pops up during Olympic swimming competition

Another Chinese doping allegation has flared up at the Paris Games, angering some swimmers who say officials need to enforce drug-testing rules consistently.

2024-07-31

North Korea withdraws from Asia Para Games after flag ban

North Korea has withdrawn from the 2023 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China after the Asian Paralympic Committee refused to permit the North Korean flag to be flown at the Games due the country’s non-compliance with global anti-doping regulations

2023-10-18

IOC will not investigate Sochi gold medalist's doping admission

The IOC refused a request from Korean officials to reinvestigate the results of the women’s figure skating final at the 2014 Sochi Olympics after gold medalist Adelina Sotnikova recently admitted failing an initial doping test that year.

2023-08-08

Korea to ask IOC to investigate Sochi gold medalist's doping admission

The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee said Tuesday it will ask the IOC to reinvestigate the results of the women’s figure skating final at the 2014 Sochi Olympics after gold medalist Adelina Sotnikova admitted failing an initial doping test that year

2023-07-12

Russian YouTuber based in Korea takes stance against her home country

A Russian YouTuber based in Korea who runs the channel “Soviet girl in Seoul” has responded to malicious comments on her content. The comments follow a doping scandal surrounding a Russian figure skater at the 2022 Beijing Olympics and Russia’s...

2022-02-25

A brief history of doping tests (KOR)

French doctor Charles-Edouard Brown-Sequard (1817-94) made a shocking claim at the French Biology Society in June 1889. He said he injected an extract from a dog and guinea pig testicle into himself and that it had rejuvenated...

2020-10-04