Media Releases

Cycling Athlete Suspended for the Presence of Testosterone

(Ottawa, Ontario – June 8, 2017) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Gérard-Louis Robert, a cycling athlete, received a sanction of eight years for a second anti-...

CAAWS and CCES Mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

(Ottawa, Ontario – May 17, 2017) – On the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical...

CCES Supports Renewed Call for Global Anti-Doping Reforms

(Ottawa, Ontario – March 12, 2017) – The will to implement reforms to improve global anti-doping remains the missing ingredient in a recipe for clean sport. A clear call for system changes were...

Global DRO Grows Stronger with Anti-Doping Switzerland Partnership

(Ottawa, Ontario – December 12, 2016) – With the launch of its Global DRO ( www.globaldro.com ), Anti-Doping Switzerland (ADCH) has officially joined a network of national anti-doping organizations...

McLaren Report Confirms Need for Sweeping Reforms to Anti-Doping: CCES

(Ottawa, Ontario – December 9, 2016) – More disturbing revelations about an unprecedented doping conspiracy in the Russian sport system must serve as a catalyst for sweeping reforms to bolster the...

CCES statement regarding Russian hacker group leaking private medical information of athletes

(Ottawa, Ontario – September 19, 2016) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) is very concerned that a Russian hacker group has illegally obtained medical data from a Rio 2016 Olympic Games...

Leading Canadian health organizations produce a guide to help sport and school organizations implement concussion management protocols

(Ottawa, Ontario – September 7, 2016) – Today, the Canadian Concussion Collaborative (CCC) released a tool to help sport organizations and schools implement concussion prevention and management...

CCES Shares Proposed Reforms Developed by 17 NADOs to Strengthen and Unify the Global Fight for Clean Sport

(Ottawa, Ontario – August 31, 2016) – On August 29 and 30, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) was pleased to participate in a National Anti-Doping Organization (NADO) Summit held in...

CCES Statement on the IPC Decision to suspend the Russian Paralympic Team from Rio

(Ottawa, Ontario – August 9, 2016) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) commends the decision of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to suspend the Russian Paralympic Delegation...

Court Ruling Paves the Way for Complete Russian Ban from Rio 2016

(Ottawa, Ontario – July 21, 2016) – A ruling today by a Swiss court has paved the way for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban all Russian athletes from participating in next month’s...