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Inside the doping scandal that could threaten India’s Olympic dream

IN FOCUS: India has been placed alongside Russia on a list of countries with ‘extremely high’ rates of doping in sport, at a time when it is pushing to be named host of the 2036 Olympics. Namita Singh in Delhi explores why athletes here are taking performance-enhancing drugs – or…

The Independent UK

India's doping challenge casts shadow over sporting ambitions

India faces a significant doping crisis, impacting its athletes and international credibility. Recent violations have led to suspensions and quota losses in weightlifting and judo. The nation's positivity rate in anti-doping tests remains the highest globally for three years. Proposed legal amendments aim to target the entire doping ecosystem, not…

The Economic Times

Judoka Tulika Maan suspended from Glasgow Commonwealth Games: Why the silver medallist is facing disciplinary action

Judoka Tulika Maan faces provisional suspension from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. She committed three whereabouts failures within the last twelve months. Another judoka, Arun Kumar, was also withdrawn after a failed dope test. The Indian judo team has not yet departed for the upcoming competition. Their competition schedule is set…

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How amendments to anti-doping act can change search and seizure dynamics

New anti-doping laws propose empowering officers to search and detain individuals in public for up to 24 hours, aiming to curb banned substance supply. Stricter penalties, including jail time and fines, are on the table for traffickers. These changes reflect a global shift towards targeting suppliers, as India grapples with…

The Economic Times

As Gas Prices Climb, Hybrid Sales Are Booming

You’ve probably driven past a gas station recently and noticed that prices are climbing—and quickly. While large swathes of Americans still refuse to drive electric vehicles, hybrids are having a bit of a moment.

Motor1

What happened with Conor Benn's failed drugs tests? Saga explained ahead of Chris Eubank Jr showdown

Benn failed two voluntary drugs tests for the female fertility drug clomifene

Evening Standard

Spurious supplements being sold to young athletes on social media

BENGALURU: Even as the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) and the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) are expanding the net to curb the proliferation of banned substances among young athletes, and catch dope cheats, a section of people in the sports fraternity are busy spreading the use banned substances through social…

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Nissan's EV Plans In America May Now Depend On Trump

I think that you're about to see two major trend lines in the auto industry over the next few years, now that President Donald Trump is back in office and all but certain to kill the Biden-era fuel economy and emissions rules and maybe the EV tax credits. On one…

InsideEVs

Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant added to NADA's testing pool for 2025

NEW DELHI: The National Anti-Doping Agency (Nada) has expanded its purview and included more elite cricketers in its comprehensive anti-doping programme. Nada has prepared a new roster of names under the 'Registered Testing Pool' (RTP) for the year 2025. The list includes several top, centrally-contracted cricketers – men's T20I captain…

The Times of India

The Car Dealership Model Is Starting To Crack Like Never Before

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Athlete Ashwini Nachappa raises concern over 'drug use' at national school games in Lucknow

No complaints received, says organiser; promises clean-up

The Times of India

Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia handed four-year ban for avoiding dope test

Punia, who was at the forefront of protests against former wrestling body chief Brij Bhushan Singh, says he is innocent.

Al Jazeera

NADA bans star wrestler Bajrang Punia for four years

NEW DELHI: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia was on Tuesday banned for four years by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for the wrestler's refusal to give his urine sample for dope testing. NADA had first suspended Bajrang on April 23 for the offence following which, the United World Wrestling…

The Times of India

Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia suspended for 4 years by NADA for violation of anti-doping code

The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) issued a four-year suspension to wrestler Bajrang Punia on Tuesday for declining to submit a sample during national team selection trials on March 10. Following NADA's initial suspension on April 23, the sport's world governing body, UWW, also imposed sanctions on the Tokyo Olympics bronze…

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Weightlifters face maximum 8-year ban for second doping offence

NEW DELHI: Two prominent weightlifters, including a national champion who had stunned multiple Commonwealth Games medallist Vikas Thakur in a domestic meet, are staring at a maximum eight-year ban each from competitions after their urine samples tested positive for a cocktail of banned substances for the second time in their…

The Times of India

Asian Games medallist Kiran Baliyan tests positive, Bajrang Punia missing from latest list of suspended athletes

Indian shot-putter Kiran Baliyan has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after testing positive for a banned substance. Baliyan, who won a bronze medal at the Asian Games, tested positive for metandienone, an anabolic steroid.

The Times of India

No interim relief for Bajrang Punia, court seeks response from NADA

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has refused to grant interim relief to wrestler Bajrang Punia in the matter involving his provisional suspension by National Anti-Doping Agency (Nada). The court, however, has sought response from Nada regarding Bajrang's petition challenging the suspension for his refusal to provide a urine sample…

The Times of India

Bajrang Punia approaches Delhi High Court, challenges suspension by NADA

NEW DELHI: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia has moved the Delhi High Court challenging his provisional suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) in June for “refusing to give his urine sample” for dope testing.

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Cycling Weekly

Banned Visma-Lease a Bike rider will not return to Dutch team, but can ride from March 2025

Michel Hessmann given seven-month suspension in diuretic doping case

Al Jazeera

At Olympics, India’s top women wrestlers have more at stake than medals

In Haryana, the fear of one man has threatened to destroy many champions’ dreams. Now, they are fighting back.

The Times of India

Sports Ministry allocated slightly increased budget with focus on Khelo India

The government's flagship project Khelo India, which aims to promote grassroots-level sports, received the highest allocation of Rs 900 crore from the sports ministry's total budget of Rs 3,442.32 crore in the union budget presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday.

Dynamite News

Bajrang Punia handed suspension by NADA, wrestler gets time to respond till July 11

The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has suspended Olympic medalist wrestler Bajrang Punia for anti-doping rule violation. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

NADA reimposes suspension on Bajrang Punia over dope test refusal

NEW DELHI: The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has once again suspended wrestler Bajrang Punia, weeks after his initial suspension was revoked by the Anti-Disciplinary Doping Panel (ADDP). This action follows allegations that Punia refused to provide a urine sample for a dope test during selection trials in Sonepat on March…

Cycling News

Michel Hessmann given four-month ban after German anti-doping agency accepts contamination explanation

Visma-Lease a Bike still to consider how to proceed with rider's future role in team

The Times of India

NADA disciplinary panel revokes Bajrang Punia's suspension until Notice of Charge

The National Anti-Doping Agency's (NADA) disciplinary panel, ADDP, has lifted the provisional suspension of Olympic medal-winning wrestler Bajrang Punia until NADA issues a Notice of Charge. Punia had refused to provide a sample for a doping test after the selection trials in March.

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