ANALYSISTen years of national anti-doping reports show NSAID declarations flat at about 45%, a significant shift away from COX-2 selective drugs, and glucocorticoids making up around 13% of all prohibited-substance findings.
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ANALYSISThe International Testing Agency closed its six-month pre-Games programme with 7,100 controls and a near-doubling of testing. It also says a share of the untested come from the highest-risk disciplines.
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EXPLAINERWADA's 2026 list adds non-diagnostic carbon monoxide use as prohibited method M1.4. The single-dose haemoglobin test that put the gas in elite endurance sport stays legal — which is the whole difficulty.
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EXPLAINERAnti-doping is defended mainly as a health protection regime. The 2027 Code approved in Busan adds an intelligence standard and rebuilds the data-protection rules — and leaves the hardest health question untouched.
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WHAT THE STUDY ACTUALLY SAYSTen weeks of a legal broad-spectrum CBD product produced detectable cannabigerol and cannabidivarin in most participants. After a 90-minute ride, detection rates rose to 74% and 84%.
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