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"A strong statement was recently delivered by Abby Hoffman, an IAAF Council Member and a Member of the IAAF's Medical and Anti-Doping Commission, about the IAAF view of the new WADA Code to the 2013 World Conference on Doping in Sport organized by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in Johannesburg."

"A first major offence currently carries a two-year ban, with athletes banned for life if they test positive again. The new code, which comes into effect from 1 January 2015, means offenders will miss at least one Olympic Games."

"A strong statement about the IAAF view of the new WADA Code to the 2013 World Conference on Doping in Sport organized by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in Johannesburg was delivered by Abby Hoffman, an IAAF Council Member and a Member of the IAAF's Medical and Anti-Doping Commission."

"St Kilda forward Ahmed Saad is under investigation for breaching the AFL's anti-doping code, the club has confirmed. Saad, 23, has returned a positive sample to a substance alleged to be on the prohibited list. Twenty-three year-old Saad has not played for the seniors since early July when he was in the Saints' team which lost to Fremantle."

"For drug cheaters from countries like the United States and Britain, nations with well-funded and relatively efficient antidoping agencies, that means big trouble. Under the new World Anti-Doping Code, which would take effect in 2015, the ban for athletes who intentionally use performance-enhancing drugs will double, jumping to four years from two. That penalty ensures that any athlete whose deliberate doping leads to a positive test will miss an Olympic Games."

"World Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey is all set to introduce changes to the anti-doping code that would result in the NRL and AFL being forced to act against coaches and support staff who use banned substances for their players."