Minors form 8.2 per cent of Indian athletes ineligible to compete due to dope positives
Delhi sprinter Abhi Sirohi, who has not yet turned 14 years of age, is among the 100-plus athletes who are…
Category: Doping
Teenager Parvej Khan attracts provisional suspension after positive EPO test
Middle-distance runner Parvej Khan, hailed as India’s latest track sensation after his exploits in the NCAA circuit in the United…
Repeat offender gets 10-year ban including two years for using multiple banned substances
In a landmark order, a National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) has handed down powerlifted Sandeep Kaur a 10-year ban for…
WADA insists it protects sport without fear or favour
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Banka on Monday said the agency would continue to protect sport without fear or…
Poovamma’s early return to competition from ban raises eyebrows but ‘NADA cleared her’
MR Poovamma’ s return to Athletics competition was marked by a lackluster time of 55.84 seconds in the first heat…
WADA Investigators Force India to Bridge Gaps in Anti-Doping Programme
National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), made aware of its inadequate whereabouts and testing by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has had…
Will Texas dope doctor Eric Lira’s jail sentence find distant echoes in India?
Texas native Eric Lira will be the first person to be convicted under the United States of America’s revolutionary Rodchenkov…
Athletes turn to quacks and add to challenges in India’s war against doping
It is more than merely interesting to read the recent National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel’s order sanctioning 20-year-old middle- and long-distance…
ADAP raises eyebrows by reducing Shivpal Singh’s anti-doping ban by 25 per cent to one year
The National Anti-Doping Appeal Panel’s (ADAP) decision to set aside the order of the Ant-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADAP) and reduce…
NADA adds new dimension in battle against doping with historic action against errant coach
National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has finally shown that it will look beyond athletes in its battle against the doping menace.…