Posted in Athletics Doping

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 of the women’s 400m in the Sri Lankan National Athletics…

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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 to pull up its socks.   Operation Carousel, conducted by WADA’s…

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Posted in Athletics Doping Governance

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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Posted in Doping Olympic Sport

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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Anjali Devi’s 51.53-second sprint sets track ablaze

The eyebrows arched high, some in delight and others in question, almost as soon as Haryana sprinter Anjali Devi crossed the finish line of the 400m in the National Inter-State…

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NDTL reports massive spike in dope positives (AAFs) in 2019

There is a massive spike in the positives reported by the National Dope Testing Laboratory in 2019. In the first five months of this year, the laboratory found 189 positives…

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