Los mejores maratones del mundo ponen el foco en la lucha antidopaje. ECO DIARIO Magomedov, primer peleador de UFC vetado por la USADA. AS Abbott World Marathon Majors reveal new anti-doping initiative. RUNNERS WORLD WADA full of praise as independent expert completes work in Moscow after helping with RUSADA reinstatement process. INSIDE THE GAMES ECO DIARIO 02/04/2019 Los mejores maratones del mundo ponen el foco en la lucha antidopaje Seis de los más importantes maratones del mundo anunciaron este martes una nueva financiación del programa antidopaje, dirigido por la Unidad de Integridad del Atletismo (AIU), órgano independiente creado en 2017 por la Federación Internacional de Atletismo (IAAF) para investigar los casos de dopaje. Los 'Majors', asociación que agrupa a seis de los grandes maratones mundiales (Tokio, Boston, Chicago, Nueva York, Berlín y Londres), anunciaron en un comunicado la financiación de un programa antidopaje "revolucionario" por parte de la AIU, con una "política de controles basada en las investigaciones y la información". La AIU se ocupa desde 2017 de los tests e investigaciones en la lucha contra el dopaje, así como de la corrupción y el fraude en el atletismo mundial. La participación de los 'Majors', cuyo montante exacto no ha sido desvelado, permitirá la contratación de al menos una persona suplementaria y el aumento de los medios de investigación dirigidos hacia los mejores maratonianos del mundo. "La inversión permite investigar mejor a los maratonianos, con el fin de identificar los corredores en riesgo, establecer un plan de control antidopaje sobre el buen atleta en el buen momento, más que un programa de controles más general", detalló a los medios el director de la AIU Brett Clothier. "El antidopaje es una prioridad para nosotros, como organizadores de los más grandes maratones del mundo, la integridad de nuestras carreras es absolutamente vital", añadió Hugh Brasher, director del maratón de Londres, que se correrá el 28 de abril. El atletismo ha estado marcado en los últimos años por los escándalos de dopaje, especialmente en Rusia, y de corrupción, principalmente el que vincula al expresidente de la IAAF Lamine Diack y a su hijo Papa Massata Diack, antiguo consejero de marketing de la federación. También en el maratón, con la suspensión por dopaje de dos estrellas kenianas, Rita Jeptoo (tres victorias en Boston, dos en Chicago) y Jemima Sumgong (victoria en Londres y en los Juegos de 2016). Desde un punto de vista antidopaje, "el maratón es una prioridad ligada al éxito de las carreras urbanas, que son las pruebas más lucrativas del atletismo mundial, teniendo además un alto riesgo de dopaje", reconoció Clothier. https://ecodiario.eleconomista.es/global/noticias/9799393/04/19/Los-mejores-maratones- del-mundo-ponen-el-foco-en-la-lucha-antidopaje.html AS 02/04/2019 Magomedov, primer peleador de UFC vetado por la USADA UFC Ruslan Magomedov, de 32 años, fue vetado de por vida por la USADA debido a tres violaciones de la política antidopaje. No compite desde 2015. Álvaro Carrera Ruslan Magomedov (Rusia, 32 años) ha sido vetado por la USADA de por vida tras violar tres veces la política antidopaje, según anunció el organismo. El ruso se ha convertido así en el primer luchador de la UFC que tiene este castigo. Magomedov no compite desde el UFC 192 (3 de octubre de 2015), cuando venció a Shawn Jordan y se situó con un récord profesional de 14-1. Tras ese duelo, tenía previstas dos peleas en 2016, pero varias lesiones le apearon de ellas. El 7 de septiembre de ese año, en un control fuera de competición, dio positivo por Ostarine. Por ello, Magomedov fue suspendido durante dos años. Una vez pasado ese castigo, y tras volver a ser elegible (10 DE OCTUBRE) tuvo otro resultado anómalo en otro control, en esta ocasión de orina, por agentes anabólicos. Antes de que la USADA se pronunciase, el ruso volvió a tener su tercera falta el 5 de febrero, cuando se negó a pasar un control. Así, con esos tres incumplimientos el máximo organismo antidopaje de Estados Unidos ha decidido prohibirle competir el resto de su vida. https://as.com/masdeporte/2019/04/01/polideportivo/1554151814_704785.html RUNNERS WORLD 02/04/2019 Abbott World Marathon Majors reveal new anti-doping initiative World’s top marathon runners to be tested by new anti-doping programme By RICK PEARSON NURPHOTOGETTY IMAGES The Abbott World Marathon Majors (AWMM) and the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) have today announced a groundbreaking anti-doping programme. Since its inception in 2017, the AIU has worked closely the AWMM, which comprises six of the world’s most prestigious marathons: London, Boston, New York, Chicago, Berlin and Tokyo. The new anti-doping programme puts a higher focus on elite athletes, utilising intelligence to ensure the right athletes are tested at the right time. ‘It’s really significant that private race organisers are deciding that they want the highest possible standard of integrity for their races, and are putting their money where their mouth is to fund it,’ says Brett Clothier, Head of the Athletics Integrity Unit. ‘The other significant aspect is that they’re funding a programme that is not just about playing the numbers game of more and more tests; they’re investing into resources and investigation. This is the way forward as far as anti-doping is concerned. Testing alone cannot protect the integrity of these events, or indeed any sporting event.’ So, what is intelligence-led testing? ‘It starts with risk assessment in which we look at the pool of athletes,’ says Clothier. ‘We analyse things like their ABP [Athlete Biological Passport] profile, track their performance and other risk factors in order to stratify the group into high- risk and low-risk athletes. On the basis of that, individualised testing plans are created and we look at the athletes whereabouts and their competition programme. We can then make plans so that our testing is conducted on the right athlete at the right time, rather than a general programme of testing, and also carry out investigations where they’re needed.’ An investment of this nature does not come cheap. While the exact figure is not being disclosed, Hugh Brasher, Event Director, Virgin Money London Marathon, says it’s a ‘decent six-figure sum’ (listen to Hugh talk all things VMLM 2019 on our podcast) ‘It is, to our knowledge, the biggest amount that’s ever been spent on a private testing programme,’ says Brasher. ‘We are determined to have a sport of integrity, and I’m sure we’ll continue to develop what is needed. This is a sport that does so much good for physical health and mental health, as well as raising money for a wealth of good causes. Therefore, it is vital that there’s integrity in the results and the amazing performances that happen – and that those performances are absolutely done clean.’ While doping is a threat to all disciplines, the marathon is particularly tempting to would-be cheats because of the prestige and prize money at stake. ‘I would say this discipline [the marathon] is a priority,’ says Brett. ‘The reason for this is that is the commercial success of road running. Road running in athletics is the most lucrative discipline there is; it has the most races offering the most money around the world. Therefore, it has a higher risk of doping. We’re glad to report that the discipline [of marathon running] is responding appropriately.’ ‘We’re a collection of the world’s greatest marathons, and integrity is absolutely vital to us,’ adds Brasher. ‘It’s disappointing when you get issues such as Jemima [Sumgong] and [Rita] Jeptoo [two female marathon runners who failed drug tests], and we have to do everything we can to ensure we have integrity. We want to show leadership – and that’s what this programme does.’ https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a27016786/abbott-world-marathon-majors-reveal- new-anti-doping-initiative/ INSIDE THE GAMES 02/04/2019 WADA full of praise as independent expert completes work in Moscow after helping with RUSADA reinstatement process By Daniel Etchells The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has praised the work of independent expert Ieva Lukosiute-Stanikuniene who has completed her work in Moscow after helping with the reinstatement process of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA). Lukosiute-Stanikuniene, the director of Lithuania's anti-doping agency and a Council of Europe official, and Australia’s Peter Nicholson, a former war crimes investigator, were tasked with helping to rebuild trust in RUSADA in April 2016. Nicholson took on the project for a two-year period and RUSADA deputy director general Margarita Pakhnotskaya has now told Russia’s official state news agency TASS that Lukosiute- Stanikuniene has wrapped up her work. "The work of the independent WADA expert in Russia was rounded up as the earlier concluded contract on the issue between RUSADA and WADA expired," she said. "The whole team of RUSADA is grateful to Ieva Lukosiute-Stanikuniene for her major contribution into the development of all RUSADA’s spheres of activities. "We are thankful to her for the improvements within RUSADA and the Russian anti-doping policies, for her support and readiness to help everyone with everything." When contacted by insidethegames about the completion of Lukosiute-Stanikuniene’s work, WADA spoke highly of what had been carried out over the past three years. RUSADA deputy director general Margarita Pakhnotskaya thanked Ieva Lukosiute-Stanikuniene, the director of Lithuania's anti-doping agency and a Council of Europe official, for her contribution in helping them get reinstated ©Getty Images "WADA is very pleased with the work conducted since 2016 by Ieva Lukosiute-Stanikuniene, initially in conjunction with another WADA-commissioned international expert, Peter Nicholson, to help re-build a credible RUSADA," a spokesperson said.