Safeguarding anti-doping protections for recreational athletes
NZ's Sport Anti-Doping Rules have been updated to ensure continued protections for recreational athletes and appropriate rule violation processes for those competing at higher levels.
Rugby League player sanctioned for cocaine use
The Sports Tribunal has sanctioned a rugby league athlete for three months after a positive test for cocaine.
Nurturing champions
As summer sport begins and the holidays approach, our November blog shares heaps of ways whānau can support growing champions to play at their best, stay healthy and enjoy their…
Integrity at the Asian Games
Drug Free Sport New Zealand CE, Nick Paterson, recently returned from Hangzhou, China, where he chaired WADA's Independent Observer programme at the 2022 Asian Games.
Prohibited List 2024: Tramadol out and blood plasma in
Athlete use of common painkiller tramadol is being banned in competition by the World Anti-Doping Agency, while the ban on blood plasma donations by athletes will be lifted.
Doping ban for golf athlete
The Sports Tribunal of New Zealand has banned a golfer from all sport for six months after they tested positive for ostarine, a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) that is…