No Doping Offences at 2026 Olympics 

4th April 2026

For the first time in 28 years, no athlete has been found to have taken a banned substance at an Olympics Games.

More than 3,000 samples were collected from almost 2,000 athletes during February’s Winter Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy.

No anti-doping rule violations have been reported.

It is the first Winter Games since the 1998 edition in Japan to not have a positive test during the event.

One reason for the drop in positive results is a significant increase in testing in the lead up to major events.

The International Testing Agency confirmed that 92% of participants were tested at least once in the six months before Milan-Cortina began/

The director general of the organisation,  Benjamin Cohen, described it as “our most extensive program ever implemented”.

However, just because there have been no positive tests yet does not mean there may not be one in the future.

Samples from athletes are kept for 10 years to allow for retrospective testing when new techniques emerge.

Image c/o Milan-Cortina 2026