Media Releases
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...
Education Course Developed by CCES Tackles CFL Match Manipulation Policy
Ottawa – May 25, 2023 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) launched a new e-learning course to educate Canadian Football League (CFL) players and personnel on the details of the new CFL...
Presenting Sponsors Announced for the 2023 Symposium on Competition Manipulation and Gambling in Sport: IBIA, bet365, Betway and FanDuel
Ottawa – May 16, 2023 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) and McLaren Global Sport Solutions (MGSS) are pleased to announce the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA),...
U SPORTS Football Athlete Suspended for the Presence of GW501516
Ottawa – May 10, 2023 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Édouard Wanadi, a U SPORTS football athlete affiliated with Western University, received a sanction of four...
Canadian Symposium to Develop Unified Approach to the Threat of Competition Manipulation
Ottawa – April 27, 2023 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) and McLaren Global Sport Solutions (MGSS), with support from the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), are hosting a symposium...
Anti-Doping Rule Violations Asserted Against U SPORTS Football Player
Ottawa – April 24, 2023 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that under the rules of the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP), it has asserted two anti-doping rule...
Cheer Athlete Suspended for Multiple Anti-Doping Rule Violations Involving Cocaine
Ottawa – April 18, 2023 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Alex “Marcus” Vargas, a cheer athlete and athlete support person, received a lifetime ban for multiple...