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In its first year as Swiss Sport Integrity, the newly created reporting and investigation service received a consistently high number of reports. This demonstrates the need for an independent point of contact in the event of possible ethical violations or abuses in Swiss sport. In its anti-doping...

A Swiss cyclist admitted the possession of a doping substance to the Swiss Sport Integrity Foundation and accepted an 18-month suspension and a 275 franc fine.

The subject of ethics plays an important role in the J+S sports promotion programme. At this year's education conference in Tenero on 22 and 23 March, a new digital learning module was presented that allows the topic to be integrated even better into the education and training of the sports...

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Parents are among the key players in the sporting environment of young athletes. To support sports parents in their important role, Swiss Sport Integrity provides them with the "Parents' Info" on the most important anti-doping topics.

The Swiss Sport Integrity Foundation has closed the investigation procedure against the board of FC Affoltern am Albis. The alleged misconduct and a possible breach of the obligation to report could not be sufficiently substantiated or proven in the course of the proceedings.

The Disciplinary Chamber for Swiss Sport (DC) has banned a rugby player for three months for the presence and use of a banned substance and imposed a fine.

Swiss Sport Integrity takes note of the decision of the Swiss Sports Disciplinary Chamber (DC) regarding the lifting of the provisional suspension of Mathias Flückiger.

The new Prohibited List enters into force on 1 January 2023. For the 2023 Prohibited List, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has extended the ban on beta-blockers for two sports. Furthermore, various additional examples of already banned substances were added and formal adjustments were made.

The revised Ethics Statute of Swiss Sport, which was adopted by the Sports Parliament, now offers Swiss Sport Integrity the possibility to work out consensual solutions with the parties.