Drug Free Sport NZ - Latest News [Page 1]
Rugby League Player Sanctioned For Cocaine Use
Thursday, 21 December 2023, 11:22 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
The Sports Tribunal has sanctioned Rugby League athlete Evaan Reihana for three months after he tested positive for cocaine after a New Zealand Rugby League Premiership match in October 2023. Mr Reihana attributed his positive test to recreational use ... More >>
Golf Athlete Receives 6-month Doping Ban
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 6:29 pm | Drug Free Sport NZ
The Sports Tribunal of New Zealand has banned a golfer from all sport for six months for the presence and use of ostarine, a testosterone simulant that is banned in sport at all times. The athlete was tested in-competition in November 2022. The test returned ... More >>
‘More Fun When It’s Fair’ Campaign For Clean Sport Launches Today
Monday, 14 August 2023, 11:47 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
Drug Free Sport New Zealand, the country’s national anti-doping agency, is today kicking off a campaign to celebrate clean sport and highlight that while sport is fun, it’s more fun when it’s fair. “Nobody, whatever level they play at, wants ... More >>
Second Doping Ban For NZ Powerlifter
Monday, 31 July 2023, 10:59 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
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 ... More >>
Four-year Doping Sanction For Bulk Import Of Steroids
Friday, 30 June 2023, 7:46 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
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 ... More >>
NZ Distance Runner Faces 8-year Ban For Doping
Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 10:31 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
Distance runner Zane Robertson has been banned from all sport for eight years following a positive test for Erythropoietin (EPO) and providing false documentation in his defence. Mr Robertson, who trains in Kenya, was tested at the UK’s Great Manchester ... More >>
Basketballer Sanctioned For MDMA
Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 2:13 pm | Drug Free Sport NZ
The Sports Tribunal has sanctioned basketball athlete Taane Samuel for one month after he tested positive for MDMA, commonly known as Ecstasy. Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) tested Mr Samuel after an NBL fixture in May 2022. Mr Samuel attributed ... More >>
New Anti-doping Provisions Support Athlete Health First
Wednesday, 20 April 2022, 2:33 pm | Drug Free Sport NZ
The Sports Tribunal has suspended rugby league player Sincere Harraway for one month after testing positive for THC, a psychoactive cannabinoid found in cannabis. Mr Harraway was tested by Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) after playing for the ... More >>
Paralympian Dan Buckingham Joins Anti-doping Board
Thursday, 14 April 2022, 5:12 pm | Drug Free Sport NZ
Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) is delighted to announce the appointment of Paralympian Dan Buckingham to the Board for a term of five years from 5 April 2022. Dan represented New Zealand in wheelchair rugby as a Wheel Black for 16 years, seven ... More >>
Supplements Containing Prohibited Substances Found In Consumer NZ Investigation
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 1:56 pm | Drug Free Sport NZ
Six sports supplements containing illegal drugs were recently discovered for sale in a number of supplement stores in Aotearoa New Zealand thanks to an investigation by Consumer NZ. The contaminated supplements were found to contain drugs, including ... More >>
Greater Inclusion For Para Athletes And Clean Sport
Wednesday, 2 February 2022, 11:16 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
A new collaboration between Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) and Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) aims to boost anti-doping support and inclusion for New Zealand’s Para athletes by 2024. Internationally, Para athletes and Para sport have experienced ... More >>
Collaborating For Clean Wins In Beijing
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 10:23 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) released its latest clean sport collaboration today with the launch of its Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics e-learning course. Developed in partnership with Sports Integrity Australia and United States ... More >>
Footballer Banned From Sport For Four Months For Doping Violation
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 5:37 pm | Drug Free Sport NZ
A club footballer has received a four-month ban from all sport from the Sport Tribunal of New Zealand, backdated to 16 August 2021, after admitting the use and possession of Ibutamoren. Ibutamoren is a ‘Growth hormone secretagogue’, a class of drugs ... More >>
Drug Free Sport New Zealand Unites Clean Sport Leaders In New Athlete Commission
Thursday, 18 November 2021, 10:48 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
Emma Twigg, Adam Blair and Ruby Tui are among the founding members of a new Athlete Commission established by Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) to keep athletes at the core of anti-doping in Aotearoa. The Commission, which met for the first time ... More >>
Tokyo Wrestling Hopeful Sanctioned For Steroids
Wednesday, 13 October 2021, 11:50 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
Wrestler Madhi Namdari has received a 3-year ban from all sport from the Sport Tribunal of New Zealand. His anti-doping violations were discovered after an out-of-competition test in March 2021 came back positive for Stanozolol, a result later confirmed by ... More >>
Research Partnership Set To Evolve Future Of Clean Sport In NZ
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 12:30 pm | Drug Free Sport NZ
Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) is set to evolve the future of clean sport in New Zealand thanks to a new research partnership with Auckland University of Technology (AUT). Delving deep into clean sport beliefs and behaviours, the partnership unites ... More >>
Te Whakanui I Te Hākinakina Pūroi Kore I Te Reo Māori | Celebrating Clean Sport In Te Reo Māori
Friday, 17 September 2021, 5:12 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
Former Silver Fern and clean sport advocate Jodi Brown last week praised the launch of Te Hākinakina Pūroi Kore 101, a new online course from Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) that teaches key clean sport concepts entirely in te reo Māori. Jodi, who ... More >>
Award-winning Clean Sport Education Coming To A School Near You – Launching Good Clean Sport School Toolkit
Friday, 7 May 2021, 9:57 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) brings award-winning clean sport education into New Zealand schools with today’s launch of the Good Clean Sport School Toolkit. Available to all intermediate and secondary schools, it provides five comprehensive ... More >>
Powerlifter Suspended For Two Years Anti-doping Rule Violation
Tuesday, 22 December 2020, 11:33 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
The Sports Tribunal has suspended powerlifter Sean Winters for two years after testing positive for stimulant, octodrine, and its metabolite, heptaminol. His suspension is backdated to 19 July 2020. Mr Winters was tested while he was competing at the ... More >>
Athletes Let Down Once More By CAS Decision On Russia
Friday, 18 December 2020, 9:12 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) Chief Executive Nick Paterson says: “We welcome the decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) but remain frustrated by the result and disappointed for clean athletes around the world. “An athlete ... More >>