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400m Runner Anjali Devi Latest to Spark Doping Fears After Performance to Qualify for World Championships
30 Aug 2019
Anjali Devi avoided getting tested by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) officials in June. Despite this, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) allowed her to compete at the National Inter-…
R Kaushik
Both BCCI and NADA Under Pressure As Indian Cricket Adopts Anti Doping Measures | On the Ball
10 Aug 2019
India’s National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) can collect samples of all cricketers during domestic tournaments run by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as well as the Indian Premier…
Leslie Xavier
Prithvi Shaw Ban Puts Spotlight on the Farcical BCCI Anti-Doping Protocols
31 Jul 2019
A backdated ban, a test that took five months to confirm, an innocent cough syrup and a reluctance to embrace systematic drug testing protocols are just some absurdities that emerge from the Prithvi…
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WADA’s Credibility Takes a Beating After Lifting of Ban on Russia
22 Sep 2018
World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) failure to stick by its decision to ban Russia till compliance on anti-doping measures and independent investigation, undermines its own existence.
Leslie Xavier
Jithin Paul vs NADA: Doping and the Indian Athlete
11 Sep 2018
Jithin Paul, once India’s top 400m hurdler, had his athletics career derailed by a doping violation that should never have been. His case holds hope, and some very valuable lessons, for elite…
Sonali
Wada Comes to Standstill as Adivasis Demand Work and Wage
05 Oct 2016
Around a Lakh people had sat on protest at the house of Maharashtra Tribal Development Minister Vishnu Savara at Wada on Monday.