Media Releases
Powerlifting Athlete Suspended for the Presence of Seven Prohibited Substances
Ottawa – September 27, 2023 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Jonathan Stanley, a powerlifting athlete, received a three-year sanction for an anti-doping rule...
U SPORTS Football Athlete Suspended for the Presence of Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone
Ottawa – August 23, 2023 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Donovan Burgmaier, a U SPORTS football athlete affiliated with the University of Alberta, received a...
CPL Soccer Athlete Suspended for the Presence of Terbutaline
Ottawa – August 2, 2023 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Ludwig Amla, a Canadian Premier League (CPL) soccer athlete affiliated with the Halifax Wanderers...
Weightlifting Athlete Suspended for the Presence of GW501516
Ottawa – July 27, 2023 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Jean-Christophe Blanchet, a weightlifting athlete, received a three-year sanction for an anti-doping rule...
Equestrian Athlete Suspended for the Presence of D-Amfetamine
Ottawa – July 20, 2023 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Ben Asselin, an equestrian athlete, received a 14-month sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The...
Powerlifting Athlete Suspended for Multiple Whereabouts Failures
Ottawa – July 18, 2023 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Maria Htee, a powerlifting athlete, received a 15-month sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The...
U SPORTS Football Athletes Suspended for the Presence of SARM LGD-4033
Ottawa – July 10, 2023 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Costa Papanikolaou and Dimitrios Papanikolaou, two U SPORTS football athletes affiliated with McGill...
Wrestling Athlete Suspended for the Presence of Oxandrolone
Ottawa – July 4, 2023 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Navid Zanganeh, a wrestling athlete, received a four-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The...
Hope on the Horizon Tour: Sport leaders speak up for a modern sport system
Ottawa – July 6, 2023 – Nearly 200 participants had a rewarding and positive experience with the first leg of the Hope on the Horizon Tour, joining Sport Law and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in...
International Symposium Identifies Priorities for Protecting Athletes and Canadian Sport from Competition Manipulation
Ottawa – June 2, 2023 – Following a two-day symposium in Toronto, experts from a variety of industries identified the need for a coordinated pan-Canadian approach to prevent competition manipulation...