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Doping: India is number two in WADA report on anti-doping violations; Russia tops again

K. P. Mohan
The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), the authority that is responsible for anti-doping matters in the country, tested 1186 samples including 65 blood samples in 2020, a year badly affected by the Covid-19 epidemic that led to fewer testing because of severe restrictions in movement and testing. 

Anurag Thakur launches app to curb ‘over the counter’ doping

Jonathan Selvaraj
Anurag Singh Thakur, Union minister of Youth Affairs and Sports.

CWG champion Sanjita Chanu handed 4-year ban by NADA for failing dope test

PTI
Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu tested positive for an anabolic steroid - Drostanolone Metabolite - during the in-competition testing at the National Games in Gujarat in September-October last year.

AFI sets sights on Asian Games, World championships

M. R. Praveen Chandran
“I wish our athletes were mentally strong. They struggle the moment they come out of their comfort zones. Only a few show grit and determination while competing in big events,” said chief coach P. Radhakrishnan Nair.

NDTL readies for overhaul to meet challenges of doping among sportspersons, says director PL Sahu

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REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: The National Doping Test Lab (NDTL) is on course for a total overhaul, says director P.L. Sahu.

Javelin thrower Shivpal free to compete, doping ban period reduced

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FILE PHOTO: Shivpal was placed under provisional suspension in October, 2021 after he failed an out-of-competition test. He had tested positive for banned substance Metandieonone.

Sanjita Chanu on failed dope test: I’m innocent but don’t know if I should appeal

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FILE PHOTO: Sanjita will now have to appear before NADA’s anti-doping disciplinary panel to prove her innocence.

NADA’s RTP for 2023 will have 149 athletes; up from 131 in 2022

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NADA issues notice to athletes for not filing whereabouts in stipulated time

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REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO: Many former sportspersons have even gone to the extent of calling for making doping in sports a criminal offence, punishable with jail term. In 2018, the NADA had even proposed making doping a criminal offence.

Coach suspended for giving steroid injections to girl athlete

K. P. Mohan
Kirti Bhoite, a sprinter, was initially suspended for four years by the ADDP for testing positive for a steroid in the Khelo India Youth Games in Guwahati in 2020. The sanction was reduced to two years later by an appeal panel on the argument that she was unaware of the substances that the coach had given her. (Representative Image)
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