Kornelija Tiesnesyte

Kornelija Tiensesytė, Advisor to the Lithuanian Anti-Doping Agency, has been elected Chair of the Monitoring Committee of the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sporting Competitions (the Macaolino Convention) in Strasbourg. The Macaolino Convention is a Council of Europe [...]

The 7th Lithuanian Sports Forum organised by the Lithuanian University of Sport took place in Kaunas on 23 October. It focused on the problem of manipulation of sports competitions in the world and in Lithuania. [...]

Under national anti-doping rules, sports federations are required to include certain provisions related to anti-doping policy in their regulations. In addition, federations' websites must contain [...]

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. [...]