Kenyan distance runner and Olympic finalist Benard Kibet Koech has been banned for four years after anti-doping authorities found abnormalities in his biological data linked to possible blood doping.

India has been named the worst offender in global sports doping for the third consecutive year, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) reported, marking a dubious hat-trick for the country.

Azerbaijan participated in the sixth World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) World Conference on Doping in Sport, held in Busan, South Korea. The conference brought together up to 2,000 participants from 191 countries, including athletes, governments, anti-doping organizations, laboratories, researchers, and media representatives.

The Regional Symposium – Europe of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is scheduled to take place in Azerbaijan on March 18-19, 2026.

A male judoka from Iraq tested positive for two anabolic steroids at the Paris Olympics, according to the International Testing Agency, News.Az reports citing AP.