Olympic Swimmer Carlos Peralta Takes Over As General Director of Spain’s Doping Agency

CELAD, Spain’s anti-doping agency, announced Wednesday that Olympic swimmer Carlos Peralta will take over as the organization’s general director. The Governing Council, the highest anti-doping authority in Spain, made the appointment as Peralta takes over from Silvia Calzón, who departs the post after less than a year to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s cabinet. Peralta…

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WADA’s new issue means athletes accused of doping violations could have gone untracked during Paris Olympics – Firstpost

The gravity of the situation extends beyond technical failures, with WADA’s lawyers warning in May that the agency risked violating its own rules. read more In the lead-up to the Paris Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) reportedly lost track of over 900 potential doping results, with at least 2,000 cases possibly impacted by flawed,…

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