WADA serves a shocker, suspends NDTL for six months for non-compliance
The worst fears of India’s anti-doping community came true in the dark night intervening Thursday and Friday. World Anti-Doping Agency…
Category: Athletics
To temper so as to not tamper
‘Hima Das Wins Fifth Gold of the Month as She Returns to 400m Event’ read one headline. ‘Hima Das returns…
Shivpal Singh answers India’s need for the Diamond Miners
The gritty and resilient Shivpal Singh will sustain India’s link with the IAAF Diamond League this season when he competes…
NDTL does not come out smelling of roses: Gomathi case
The National Dope Control Laboratory (NDTL) has not come out smelling of roses, being slack in reporting results of testing…
Gopi, NS Rawat extend coach Surendra Bhandari’s wait
For long, Surendra Singh Bhandari’s life has been consumed by one figure: 2:12:00. Shivnath Singh’s national record for marathon, has…
Medals or models? What carves?
Bahrain, an Asian island country, made waves in the recently-concluded Asian Athletic Championship held in Doha, Qatar. It topped the…
Neeraj Chopra strikes Asian Games gold with monk-like composure
Through the evening at the Asian Games, the monk in Neeraj Chopra was in evidence. The Indian star was so intent on…
Neeraj Chopra learnt throwing the Javelin on YouTube, won Commonwealth Games gold
For someone whose passion for his sport was fueled by endless hours of watching every YouTube video featuring Jan Zelezny…