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India 'Extremely High' Doping Risk: Athletics Integrity Unit
The world's most populous country ranked in the top two for the most anti-doping violations in athletics between 2022 and 2025, the AIU said.
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WADA Flags India As Key Hub In Global Doping Crackdown, Pushes Stronger Laws and Enforcement
The global fight against doping zoomed its focus on India this week as World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Banka visited the capital for a high-level conference and a series of meetings with Indian authorities.
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Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Sets Ambitious Targets For Indian Sports Ecosystem In 2026
In what promises to be a crucial and busy year for India's athletes, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has asked top SAI officials to set "delivery targets", come up with ideas to improve the country's sporting ecosystem, and address the menace of doping on a war footing.
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Indian Athletics In 2025: Neeraj Chopra Hits 90m High But No End To Country's Doping Woes
Despite a rare blip in form, Neeraj Chopra was the biggest saving grace for India's doping-marred athletics landscape after getting the 90m "monkey off his back" even as the sport's administrators worked towards making the country a hub of big-ticket events in a bitter-sweet 2025.
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Seema Punia Gets 16-Month Ban For Failing Dope Test
Former Asian Games gold-winning discus thrower Seema Punia has been handed a 16-month ban for failing a dope test.
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Asian Games Medallist Manju Bala Handed Five-Year Ban For Doping Violation
Manju Bala, a bronze medallist at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, has been handed a five-year ban by the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
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From Gold To Gloom: Doping Shock Threatens To Strip India's Para Athletics Glory
India's best-ever showing at the World Para Athletics Championships in Delhi has been hit by controversy, with star sprinter Simran Sharmas gold medal now under threat after her guide runner, Umar Saifi, tested positive for a banned substance
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Top Ethiopian Runner Diribe Welteji Faces Last-Minute Legal Fight To Race At World Championships
Ethiopian middle-distance runner Diribe Welteji faces a last-minute legal fight over an alleged missed doping test which could bar her from the world championships two days before her first race.
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Athlete Summy Kaliraman Handed Two-Year Ban By NADA Panel For Doping Offence
The 22-year-old Summy was handed provisional suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) last year after she tested positive for banned substance Clomifene.
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Marathon World Record-Holder Ruth Chepngetich Suspended For Positive Doping Test
Women's marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich was provisionally suspended for a positive doping test on Thursday.
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India 'Extremely High' Doping Risk: Athletics Integrity Unit
The world's most populous country ranked in the top two for the most anti-doping violations in athletics between 2022 and 2025, the AIU said.
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WADA Flags India As Key Hub In Global Doping Crackdown, Pushes Stronger Laws and Enforcement
The global fight against doping zoomed its focus on India this week as World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Banka visited the capital for a high-level conference and a series of meetings with Indian authorities.
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Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Sets Ambitious Targets For Indian Sports Ecosystem In 2026
In what promises to be a crucial and busy year for India's athletes, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has asked top SAI officials to set "delivery targets", come up with ideas to improve the country's sporting ecosystem, and address the menace of doping on a war footing.
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Indian Athletics In 2025: Neeraj Chopra Hits 90m High But No End To Country's Doping Woes
Despite a rare blip in form, Neeraj Chopra was the biggest saving grace for India's doping-marred athletics landscape after getting the 90m "monkey off his back" even as the sport's administrators worked towards making the country a hub of big-ticket events in a bitter-sweet 2025.
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Seema Punia Gets 16-Month Ban For Failing Dope Test
Former Asian Games gold-winning discus thrower Seema Punia has been handed a 16-month ban for failing a dope test.
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Asian Games Medallist Manju Bala Handed Five-Year Ban For Doping Violation
Manju Bala, a bronze medallist at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, has been handed a five-year ban by the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
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From Gold To Gloom: Doping Shock Threatens To Strip India's Para Athletics Glory
India's best-ever showing at the World Para Athletics Championships in Delhi has been hit by controversy, with star sprinter Simran Sharmas gold medal now under threat after her guide runner, Umar Saifi, tested positive for a banned substance
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Top Ethiopian Runner Diribe Welteji Faces Last-Minute Legal Fight To Race At World Championships
Ethiopian middle-distance runner Diribe Welteji faces a last-minute legal fight over an alleged missed doping test which could bar her from the world championships two days before her first race.
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Athlete Summy Kaliraman Handed Two-Year Ban By NADA Panel For Doping Offence
The 22-year-old Summy was handed provisional suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) last year after she tested positive for banned substance Clomifene.
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Marathon World Record-Holder Ruth Chepngetich Suspended For Positive Doping Test
Women's marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich was provisionally suspended for a positive doping test on Thursday.
