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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 runner Pallavi Chandrakant Jagdale a four-year ineligibility period after her…

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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 the four-year sanction on Javelin Thrower Shivpal Singh to one…

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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. NADA brought a coach to book for the first time,…

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Delhi High Court asks NADA to expedite DNA Analysis of samples of rider banned for doping

The Delhi High Court on Monday ordered the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) to urgently collect the necessary samples to ensure that Jaipur-based motorcyclist Vijay Singh, 35, can confirm that his…

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Posted in Doping Olympic Sport

NADA must apply process & consequences provided for in the Code & Anti-Doping Rules for tests under its mandate: WADA

Under NADA anti-doping rules all consequences given in the Code would apply for a doping case says WADA The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has further clarified the position regarding the…

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WADA’s responses to queries on NADA’s Anti-Doping Rules 2021

Question: Can NADA India test an athlete and if found positive, not report the case to WADA, not proceed with its rules based on WADA Code 2021, apply different sanctions…

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Anti-Doping Appeal Panel reminds ADDPs to be accurate on facts when sitting in judgement

The National Anti-Doping Appeal Panel (ADAP) reminded Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panels (ADDP) to be more accurate on facts when writing orders and cautioned them to make proper findings on facts of…

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ADDPs mess up orders

G Rajaraman It is worrisome that a recent National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) order has clear signs that the panel has mixed up cases. On the face of it, it…

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Gomathi gets four-year ban

A little over a year after she caught the imagination of fans of sport in India with a gold-medal winning run in the Asian Athletics Championships, Marimuthu Gomathi has been…

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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 (WADA) suspended its accreditation of the National Dope Testing Laboratory…

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