Kornelija Tiesnesyte

Director of the Lithuanian Anti-Doping Agency Rūta Banytė, Advisor Kornelija Tiesnesytė, Coordination Manager for Manipulation of Sport Competitions Aleksandras Kovalenka met with the Executive Director of the National Basketball League (NKL) Justinas [...]

On 1 January 2026, the updated List of Prohibited Substances and Methods will enter into force. We would like to draw your attention to the most important changes:

The Lithuanian Anti-Doping Agency is launching a series of training courses for coaches of Vilnius sports schools working with young people. The training will focus on the prevention of psychoactive substances and doping, as well as the first [...]

This summer, the Lithuanian Anti-Doping Agency celebrated its twentieth birthday. From humble beginnings, when anti-doping was handled by just one specialist, to a modern and independent institution, [...]

The Ethics, Disciplinary and Appeals Commission (EDAC) of the Lithuanian Basketball Association (LBA) yesterday announced its decision on the possible participation of two national basketball players in the agreed matches.Aurimas Urbonas was sentenced to one year in the NKL. [...]

Representatives of the Lithuanian Anti-Doping Agency Kornelija Tiesnesytė and Aleksandras Kovalenka shared their experience at a seminar organised by the Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF) in Kaunas, Lithuania, on integrity in football and prevention of manipulation of sport competitions. [...]

Since the beginning of 2016, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has added meldonium (mildronate) to the list of prohibited doping substances. Although this decision was taken almost a decade ago, data [...]

From 1 July this year, amateur and national-level athletes not included in national teams can apply for a retroactive authorisation for treatment after [...]