International Testing Agency

The ITA is a not-for-profit Foundation delivering comprehensive & independent anti-doping programs to International Federations & Major Event Organisers.

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🌍 Happy #WorldBicycleDay2026! 🚲

For us at ITA, cycling means safeguarding athletes' health & promoting fair play with our partners @UCI_cycling. What does cycling mean to you? Share below👇

#KeepingSportReal #CyclingForAll

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The ITA, leading an independent anti-doping program for @SAMBOFIAS, reports that it has notified two sambo athletes, Zhalgas Zhumagaliyev and Yerassyl Gabdulmanap, of AAFs for two prohibited substances, namely drostanolone and meldonium.

▶️ https://t.co/hZKTuLEtIA

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🌍 Why Testing Matters for Every Athlete
ITA Education Ambassador Kady Kanouté Tounkara shares an inspiring message: Testing isn’t just a rule. It’s a commitment to fairness, integrity, and the spirit of sport. 💪

👉 https://t.co/o9UsNCKJSu

#KeepingSportReal

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The ITA, leading an independent anti-doping program on behalf of @gymnastics, reports that Russian gymnast Daniil Kuzmin has accepted a three-year period of ineligibility after testing positive for the prohibited substance boldenone.

▶️ https://t.co/9mScKBZZUM

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Did you miss our webinar on Ask the Expert: Intelligence and Investigations? 🎥✨
The full recording is up on our YouTube channel!

Watch here: ▶️ https://t.co/aLBVueQ37h
Don’t forget to subscribe! ✍️

#KeepingSportReal #AntiDoping #Intelligence #Investigations #Webinar

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🎥 Athletes’ Rights During Doping Control – Explained by our ITA Education Ambassadors!

👍Understand your responsibilities
💡 know your rights
➡️ Compete with confidence

👉https://t.co/gLRa28NHyQ

#KeepingSportReal #CleanSport

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The next edition of the ITA DCO Foundation Training Program is in full swing.

We are welcoming 24 participants from 11 countries, bringing together a diverse group of future doping control experts.

▶️ https://t.co/QwHDv4YnuN

#KeepingSportReal

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Clean sport knowledge all in one place. The ITA Athlete Hub is designed specifically for athletes.

Stay informed, inspired, and ready to uphold integrity in sport.

👉 Explore the Athlete Hub now and level up your clean sport knowledge! https://t.co/gLRa28NHyQ

#CleanSport

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📣 Applications are open for the ITA Doping Control Officer Foundation Training Program!

2026 sessions:
• Shanghai, China | 14–16 Oct
• Lausanne, Switzerland | 2–4 Dec

Gain hands-on experience and learn from experts in anti-doping!

▶️ https://t.co/jQpvHqQzl4

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The ITA and the SEARADO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening anti-doping cooperation and supporting the continued development of clean sport efforts across Southeast Asia.

Read more▶️ https://t.co/hk2syirh1d

#KeepingSportReal

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🎓 Applications are open for the International Clean Sport Educator (ICSE) Program starting 7 Sept 2026! Join educators, IFs, and sport pros to enhance clean sport education.

🌍 Learn more: https://t.co/37cLJRDjfF

#ICSE #CleanSport #Education #AntiDoping #SportIntegrity

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🩸 Support clean sport! The ITA IBCO Training Program trains healthcare professionals in anti-doping blood collection.

📅 Next cohort: 20 July 2026
Designed for Nurses, Physicians, and Phlebotomists.

Join a global network: https://t.co/BgrGCvUPz3

#IBCO

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The ITA reports that uzbek @SAMBOFIAS athletes Gulsevar Urakova and Ozodbek Murotov have accepted a five-year and three-year period of ineligibility, respectively, after testing positive during @TheWorldGames 2025.

▶️ https://t.co/NEvdKKVt2n

#KeepingSportReal

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The ITA, leading an independent anti-doping program for the @ika_kurash, reports that athlete Dayanch Omirov has been sanctioned with a six-year period of Ineligibility after testing positive for meldonium and metandienone metabolite.

▶️ https://t.co/Pyi2GbqIsd

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The ITA, leading an independent anti-doping program for the @gammaworldwide, reports that athlete Nihad Fozail Oglu Nihad has been sanctioned with a four-year period of Ineligibility after testing positive for the Prohibited Substance Meldonium.

▶️ https://t.co/AKbK4Tm2Cw

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The ITA, on behalf of @worldtaekwondo, reports that Brazilian taekwondo athlete Maicol de Andrade Siqueira has been sanctioned with a two-year period of ineligibility for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV).

▶️ https://t.co/2bVkznHFhU

#KeepingSportReal

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The ITA, leading an independent anti-doping program on behalf of @gymnastics, confirms that it has charged Romanian gymnast Ana Maria Bărbosu with an ADRV for three whereabouts failures committed within a 12-month period.

▶️ https://t.co/BOA9YRLaBu

#KeepingSportReal

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The ITA, leading an independent anti-doping program for the @iwfnet, reports that it has notified Turkish weightlifter Batuhan Akbas of an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) for metandienone metabolite.

▶️ https://t.co/1xBmQDqR2r

#KeepingSportReal

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Thank you to @Sport_Res for hosting another insightful Annual Conference.
ITA Head of Legal Affairs Dominique Leroux-Lacroix contributed to today’s discussion on key changes foreseen in the 2027 World Anti-Doping Code and the growing challenge posed by SARMs in sport.

#SportRes

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The ITA, leading an independent anti-doping program for the @iwfnet, reports that Azeri weightlifter Nurlan Rasulov has accepted a five‑year period of ineligibility for his anti‑doping rule violation.

▶️ https://t.co/tPebiZn44u

#KeepingSportReal