Drug Free Sport New Zealand notes the recent media stories and statements relating to positive tests from Chinese swimmers in 2021 ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games. At a time when trust in the anti-doping system is being restored, it is of significant .
Robert Knight tested positive for metoprolol after winning the Men’s Open Compound event. Metoprolol is commonly used to treat high blood pressure and is banned at all times in the sport of archery.
The Sport Tribunal of New Zealand has banned powerlifter Chris Kennedy from sport for two years after a positive test for Ritalin (methylphenidate metabolite ritalinic acid) at the NZ Powerlifting Foundation Nationals in September 2023. Ritalin is a .
The Sports Tribunal of New Zealand has banned powerlifter Hinewai Hausman (nee Pouwhare-Anderson) from all sport for a second time after failing another anti-doping test before her first sanction had been completed. She has now been banned for a further seven years .
The Sports Tribunal of New Zealand has banned club cricket player Vaibhav Sharma from all sport for four years for the use and possession of eight steroids and an anabolic agent after one of the largest border seizures investigated by Drug Free .