Helsinki Commission Hearing to Examine Enforcement of Criminal Anti-Doping Law at Tokyo Olympics
At the hearing, witnesses discuss the importance of the Rodchenkov Act for victims of doping fraud and what athletes should expect going forward. Witnesses also discuss concrete aspects of the law’s enforcement—who will be responsible, how investigations would be initiated, and how perpetrators might be arrested and brought to trial for their crimes.
FairSport Statement on the Passage of the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act
The passage of the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act marks a great day for clean athletes of the world. The sponsors and providers of doping inducements, particularly in coordinated and organized State programs, will now for the first time be liable for their actions and subject to severe financial and legal penalties.
Statement on Richard McLaren’s Independent Report on Corruption in the International Weightlifting Federation
FairSport commends Richard McLaren and the German news organization ARD for exposing doping corruption, vote buying and money laundering within the International Federation of Weightlifting.
FairSport Highlights Myths in Response to WADA and IOC Lobbying Efforts on Capitol Hill
In advance of the Senate Commerce Committee hearing on February 5 on Athlete Safety and the Integrity of U.S. Sport, FairSport wishes to highlight the myths and clarify certain facts in response to comments distributed to U.S. lawmakers by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act (RADA).
FairSport and Global Athlete Applaud Senators Moran, Gardner, Warner and Blumenthal for Co-Sponsorship of Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act
FairSport is grateful for the leadership of Senators Moran, Gardner, Warner and Blumenthal who have confirmed their co-sponsorship of the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act. They join Senators Wicker, Whitehouse, Cardin and Leahy in support of the bill.
There must be no more delays, no more procrastination, no more if’s and no more but’s from WADA over Russian systematic doping
The integrity of sport and the credibility of WADA as an institution are at real risk. Under its newly-acquired powers, WADA for the first time ever has at its disposal the ability to act as a global watchdog is expected to act: with stringent sanctions for doping offences.
A New Year’s Message From FairSport Founder Jim Swartz
On behalf of the small, dedicated team here at FairSport and the millions of clean athletes worldwide, we wish you a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.
FairSport Statement on the Introduction of The Rodchenkov Act into the United States Senate
FairSport welcomes the introduction of The Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act into the United States Senate. The significance of this Act reaching the Senate should not be underestimated given the potential that it has to permanently change the clean sport movement and ensure the rules and laws that govern doping in sport are more in touch with the desires and rights of the world’s athletes and sports fans.
FairSport Statement Calling on WADA to Cease Compromise with Russia
On September 20, in the remote Seychelles islands, the leadership of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is poised to set the course for integrity in international sports that will last long into the future. WADA is at a crossroad. It can insist on full accountability for Russia’s systematic doping of athletes, or it can back down under pressure from sports promoters.
FairSport Statement in Support of the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act
The Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act (RADA), introduced to Congress on June 12, 2018, has the potential to hold cheaters, whether individuals, federations, corporations or state actors, accountable for their actions, delivering justice to athletes whose dreams have been stolen, and to corporate sponsors and the public who have been defrauded by the criminal act of doping.