News & Updates

All the news and updates from the Athletics Integrity Unit.

  • 20 DECEMBER 2024 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Katir Handed Four-Year Ban for Tampering

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  • 3 DECEMBER 2024 - Shining A Light - Thought Leadership

    Howman: Unprecedented Levels of Testing in Athletics in Lead-Up to Olympic Games

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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2024 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Tomashova’s ‘Reallocated Olympic Silver’ Officially Disqualified

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  • 30 JULY 2024 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Howman: Improved Testing of ‘High Risk’ Federations Will ‘Protect Olympic Athletics Competition’

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  • 10 JULY 2024 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU’s ‘Tireless Persistence’ Results in 7-Year Ban for Cherono

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  • 21 JUNE 2024 - June Education Newsletter

    #RoadToParis - Educational Newsletter For Athletes And Support Personnel

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  • 5 JUNE 2024 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU Bans Kipruto For Six Years For ABP Violation

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  • 30 MAY 2024 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU Launches ‘Call Room’ – A Personalised Integrity-Related Education Service

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  • 28 MAY 2024 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU Bans Olympic Champion Braz For 16 Months

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  • 27 MAY 2024 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU Bans Suriname’s Asinga For Four Years

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  • 11 MARCH 2024 - Shining A Light - Thought Leadership

    World Athletics Approves AIU’s Request For Tougher Testing For Four Federations

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  • 5 MARCH 2024 - February Education Newsletter

    Educational Newsletter For Athletes And Support Personnel

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  • 27 FEBRUARY 2024 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Olympic Coach Banned For Five Years For Violating Integrity Code

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  • 16 FEBRUARY 2024 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Katir Banned For ‘Whereabouts Failures’

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  • 8 DECEMBER 2023 - November Education Newsletter

    Educational Newsletter For Athletes And Support Personnel

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  • 1 DECEMBER 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU Bans Santos And Disqualifies His ‘World Junior’ Title

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  • 31 OCTOBER 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit News Article

    AIU Co-Hosts Collaborative Session To Strengthen Anti-Doping Intelligence And Investigations

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  • 16 OCTOBER 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU Bans Titus Ekiru For Ten Years

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  • 12 OCTOBER 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Six-Year Ban For ‘Athlete-2’ Divine Oduduru

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  • 19 AUGUST 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU’s Testing Focus For Budapest 23 – Protecting The Podium And Blood-Collection Innovation

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  • 17 AUGUST 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU To Review Amusan Decision

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  • 12 AUGUST 2023 - Budapest 2023 Special Edition for athletes and ASP

    Budapest 2023 Special Edition for athletes and ASP – #PowerOfRespect

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  • 11 AUGUST 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    The AIU Launches #PowerOfRespect Campaign Ahead Of World Athletics Championships Budapest 23

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  • 3 AUGUST 2023 - Shining A Light - Thought Leadership

    Howman: Quality Out-Of-Competition Testing Is Crucial

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  • 7 JULY 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU And ADAK Set 5,000 Target As Testing Ramps Up For Kenyan Athletes

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  • 3 JULY 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Elite Marathoner Titus Ekiru Facing A Potential Ten-Year Ban For Four Anti-Doping Charges

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  • 1 JUNE 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU Head Cautions Athletes About Using Popular ‘IV Therapies’

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  • 3 MAY 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU Bans Nijel Amos For Three Years

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  • 26 APRIL 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Albanian Athletics Federation President And General Secretary Banned For Competition Manipulation

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  • 17 APRIL 2023 - Shining A Light - Thought Leadership

    Tampering In Athletics Doubles An Athlete’S Trouble – And Then Some!

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  • 17 APRIL 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU Aiming To ‘Shine Light’ In Thought-Leadership Series

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  • 7 APRIL 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Marathon Runners Banned 6 Months For ‘Intentional’ Bib-Swapping

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  • 4 APRIL 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Disciplinary Tribunal: A Pattern Of ‘Criminal Conduct’ And ‘Medical Knowledge’ In Kenyan Tampering Cases

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  • 31 MARCH 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Anti-Doping Steering Committee Presents First Report To Kenyan Government

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  • 29 MARCH 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Clothier Tells Kenyan Athletes ‘We Need Your Help’

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  • 28 MARCH 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Clothier: Let’s Clean Up Kenyan Athletics

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  • 10 MARCH 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU and OCLAESP sign partnership

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  • 9 FEBRUARY 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU Notifies And Provisionally Suspends Divine Oduduru

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  • 26 JANUARY 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU Bans ‘Tampering’ Lempus For Five Years

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  • 19 JANUARY 2023 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU charges Maisevich for Tsimanouskaya’s ‘Tokyo 2020’ incident

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  • 21 DECEMBER 2022 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Natalya Antyukh’s Olympic Victory Officially Disqualified

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  • 20 DECEMBER 2022 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU Bans Kipyokei and Rionoripo; Charges Lempus for Presence of Triamcinolone

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  • 20 DECEMBER 2022

    Frequently Asked Questions - Doping Crisis in Kenyan Athletics

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  • 13 DECEMBER 2022 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU bans Randolph Ross for three years

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  • 9 DECEMBER 2022 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU charges Albanian athletics officials and athlete

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  • 28 OCTOBER 2022 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU-MAiSI partnership reaping mutual rewards

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  • 14 OCTOBER 2022 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Tampering and triamcinolone central to new Kenyan charges

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  • 10 OCTOBER 2022 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU urges vigilance amid Ujah’s Ban

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  • 1 SEPTEMBER 2022 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Correction: Mark Otieno Odhiambo

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  • 17 AUGUST 2022 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    The AIU mourns the passing of Frédéric Donzé

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  • 16 JULY 2022 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Lawrence Cherono and Randolph Ross provisionally suspended; both athletes are out of Oregon22

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  • 15 JULY 2022 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Significant improvement in domestic testing sees all athletes from high-risk countries eligible for Oregon 22

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  • 13 July 2022 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU announces a robust and innovative testing programme for Oregon 2022 in partnership with USADA

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  • 13 July 2022 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Nijel Amos of Botswana provisionally suspended after testing positive.

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  • 27 June 2022 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Okagbare’s further ban disqualifies Nigeria's 4x100 relay squad's qualifying time for the World Championships

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  • 7 April 2022 - Athletics Integrity Unit Statement

    AIU statement on the Alex Schwazer matter

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  • 18 February 2022 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Disciplinary Tribunal hands Blessing Okagbare a 10-year ban for multiple breaches of the Anti-Doping Rules

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  • 23 November 2021 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds 4-year ban imposed on Russian athlete Aleksandr Shustov

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  • 07 October 2021 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Athletics Integrity Unit issues charges against Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare in relation to three disciplinary matters.

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  • 30 September 2021 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Joint statement from the IOC, World Athletics and the Athletics Integrity Unit regarding Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya and the investigation involving the two coaches.

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  • 23 September 2021 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has published its 2020 Annual Report, which outlines the Unit's activities and achievements during 2020.

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  • 23 septembre 2020 - L’Unité d’Intégrité de l’Athlétisme mise à jour

    L’Unité d’Intégrité de l’Athlétisme (AIU) a publié son rapport annuel 2020, qui présente les activités et objectifs réalisés en 2020.

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  • 12 August 2021 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    AIU update on disciplinary proceedings against athletes asserted to have breached anti-doping rules during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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  • 05 August 2021 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    CAS ruling against Ukrainian race walker Nazar Kovalenko reinforces the importance of Member Federations compliance with anti-doping obligations.

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  • 31 July 2021 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria provisionally suspended after testing positive for human Growth Hormone.

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  • 28 July 2021 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    20 athletes not eligible for Tokyo 2020 as minimum testing requirements not met by ‘Category A’ federations.

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  • 28 July 2021 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    CAS upholds AIU and WADA applications and reinstates the provisional suspension of Swiss sprinter Alex Wilson.

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  • 22 July 2021 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Competition Manipulation is a threat to sport integrity: AIU identifies multiple illegitimate qualifying performances for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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  • 20 July 2021 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Athletics Integrity Unit details its comprehensive and robust testing programme ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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  • 05 July 2021 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    CAS upholds AIU charges against Danil Lysenko and imposes a six year ban on the Russian high jumper.

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  • 02 July 2021 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    CAS dismisses Brianna Mcneal’s appeal and confirms a 5 year ban for a second anti-doping rule violation.

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  • 01 July 2021 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    CAS upholds AIU and WADA appeal and bans Salwa Eid Naser for two years.

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  • 22 June 2021 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Disciplinary Tribunal finds Sergey Shubenkov has no fault for an Anti-Doping rule violation.

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  • 16 April 2021 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Athletics Integrity Unit welcomes CAS decision to ban Christian Coleman for 18 months.

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  • 08 April 2021 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Athletics Integrity Unit welcomes guilty verdicts against nine Russian athletes based on the evidence underlying the McLaren Reports.

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  • 17 February 2021 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Five former RusAF officials - including former President, Board Member and Executive Director - guilty of Anti-doping rule violations, banned for four years.

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  • 01 September 2020 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    The Athletics Integrity Unit welcomes the announcement from World Athletics of the continued support from the road running industry for strong anti-doping measures.

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  • 20 August 2020 - Athlete Advisory

    Reminder on Whereabouts Responsibilities

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  • 03 August 2020 - Athletics Integrity Unit Update

    The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has published its 2019 Annual Report, which outlines the Units activities and achievements during 2019.

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  • 03 août 2020 - L’Unité d’Intégrité de l’Athlétisme mise à jour

    L’Unité d’Intégrité de l’Athlétisme (AIU) a publié son rapport annuel 2019, qui présente les activités et objectifs realisés en 2019.

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  • 21 April 2020 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Victoria Aggar and Jill Pilgrim join Athletics Integrity Unit Board.

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  • 26 March 2020 - Athletics Integrity Unit Update

    Athletics Integrity Unit update regarding COVID-19.

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  • 5 February 2020 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Athletics Integrity Unit announces 2020 categorisation for National Federations under Rule 15 of the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules.

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  • 29 January 2020 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Athletics Integrity Unit Board refers RusAF charges to the World Athletics Council and recommends considering expulsion of the federation.

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  • 21 November 2019 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Athletics Integrity Unit charges Russian Athletics Federation with obstructing an investigation and provisionally suspends several senior federation officials for tampering and complicity.

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  • 27 September 2019 - Athletics Integrity Unit Update

    The Athletics Integrity Unit has published its 2018 Annual Report, which outlines the Units activities and achievements during 2018.

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  • 27 September 2019 - L’Unité d’Intégrité de l’Athlétisme mise à jour

    L’Unité d’Intégrité de l’Athlétisme a publié son rapport annuel 2018, qui présente les activités et objectifs realisés en 2018.

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  • 25 September 2019 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Athletics Integrity Unit to have wide-ranging bet monitoring during the IAAF World Athletics Championships.

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  • 24 September 2019 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    Athletics Integrity Unit announces robust programme and policy updates for 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships.

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  • 19 September 2019 - Athletics Integrity Unit Press Release

    The Athletics Integrity Unit and Valencia’s Marathon and Half Marathon IAAF Gold Label Road Races join forces to further strengthen the integrity of the races.

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