Posted in Athletics Doping

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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Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is not listed among the projected medallists by GraceNote
Posted in Olympic Games

Is India ready to make telling impact on the Olympic stage?

It is the pinnacle of sport. Inarguably, it is the dream of every athlete to stand on the podium at an Olympic Games and make the country proud. The Olympic…

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Posted in Governance

Fine-tune selection norms, set up a Sports Tribunal

Of all the controversies in the run-up to Asian Games, equestrian and sailing caught most people’s fancy, but the perhaps worst of the lot were kabaddi, taekwondo and traditional boat….

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