First-ever FIH ParaHockey World Cup to take place in 2026

08 Oct, 2025 In addition to the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium & Netherlands 2026, a historical milestone will happen at the same time and in the same host-countries: the first ever FIH ParaHockey World Cup! Announcing the news at a press conference in Brussels recently, FIH President Tayyab Ikram said: “I’m so happy that […]

WADA publishes 2026 Prohibited List

08 Oct, 2025 Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) publishes the 2026 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List), which was approved by WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) during its meeting on 11 September 2025 and enters into force on 1 January 2026. We also publish: the 2026 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes as […]

International Athletes’ Forum 2025 empowers and inspires over 400 athlete representatives

08 Oct, 2025 More than 400 athlete representatives gathered in Lausanne, Switzerland, for the 12th International Athletes’ Forum (IAF). Hosted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission (AC), athlete representatives from 200 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), 54 International Federations (IFs), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the International Paralympic Committee, Organising Committees for the upcoming […]

Safe Sport Day: the IOC’s commitment to athlete protection

08 Oct, 2025 I’ll never know what I could have achieved,” reflects Gloria Viseras from Spain, as she looks back on a sporting career that bears the weight of something no athlete should have to carry. Viseras was just 15 years old when she stepped onto the floor at the Olympic Games Moscow 1980 – […]