The Polish anti-doping company (POLADA) mentioned on Wednesday that it was the sufferer of a cyber assault that led to false particulars of optimistic checks from numerous athletes being leaked.
A lot of Poland’s most high-profile athletes have been listed within the supposed leaks, together with tennis world No 1 Iga Swiatek and Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski, who has been considered one of Europe’s main footballers for greater than a decade.
The supposed leaks have been then shared on social media earlier than being described as “pretend” by POLADA.
An announcement from the company on X, previously Twitter, in response to a since deleted tweet outlining the allegations learn: “Data offered on this submit about Polish athletes is a pretend.
“All of those posts are aimed to discredit Polish athletes, who don’t deserve that trigger (sic) they compete clear. Non (sic) of this (sic) athletes was optimistic and non (sic) of offered dates is matching doping controls which have been carried out.”
Data offered on this submit about Polish athletes is a pretend. All of this posts are aimed to discredit Polish athletes, who don’t deserve that trigger they compete clear. Non of this athletes was optimistic and non of offered dates is matching doping controls which have been carried out.
— Polska Agencja Antydopingowa (@POLADA_official) August 14, 2024
The Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company (ITIA), the authority that offers with doping in tennis, has instructed The Athletic that their data don’t have any proof of any antagonistic findings for Swiatek.
The company’s data contains the interval Swiatek was alleged to have examined optimistic, despite the fact that at the moment anti-doping fell beneath the remit of the Worldwide Tennis Federation (ITF).
In a subsequent tweet, POLADA wrote: “In reference to the hacking assault we inform you, that information is utilized by cyber criminals for varied functions, together with extensively understood disinformation.
“Within the public area pretend information discrediting Polish athletes has appeared. Please don’t duplicate them.
“Not one of the listed athletes may have a optimistic end result and not one of the phrases offered correspond to carried out anti-doping controls.”
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— Polska Agencja Antydopingowa (@POLADA_official) August 14, 2024
The Swiatek camp referred to POLADA’s statements when contacted for remark.
POLADA is the nationwide anti-doping organisation (NADO) recognised by the World Anti-Doping Company (WADA) for Poland.
WADA is liable for coordinating anti-doping guidelines and insurance policies throughout all sports activities, together with tennis and soccer.
Lewandowski’s representatives have additionally been contacted for remark.
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