The investigation published by The Insider on 18 April 2026 exposes something far more serious than past doping scandals. It confirms that Russian sport is not simply influenced by the state; it is directed by it.

As we close 2025, our FairSport and Global Athlete team want to extend our gratitude to all of the athletes, advocates and allies who have driven our athletes’ first movement forward.

Global Athlete's statement on The New York Times' allegations of WADA and Aquatics doping cover-up.

Global Athlete and FairSport’s joint statement following the interim WADA report on the positive drug tests of 23 Chinese swimmers.

Allegations of doping TMZ coverups of 23 Chinese swimmers and the lack of action/transparency by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and World Aquatics have left athletes with little trust in the global anti-doping system.

Over the past two days, the New York Times and ARD exposed allegations that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) covered up positive doping tests of the banned substance Trimetazidine (TMZ) from twenty-three Chinese athletes in early 2021, prior to the Tokyo Summer Olympics.

Athlete Statement - Vincent Zhou: It has been 595 days since my teammates and I earned medals at the Olympics. We still have not received them.

Today is another example of the failures of the global sport and anti-doping system. Statement on the Kamila Valieva ruling.

There are three organizations to blame for Kamila Valieva's positive test: the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).