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World Anti Doping Agency to Review Cannabis’ Status on its Prohibited List
15 Sep 2021
The decision for a scientific review of cannabis to be conducted next year was taken after a meeting of WADA's executive committee in Istanbul.
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Japan to Set Up Cyberattack Countermeasures to Protect Tokyo Olympics
20 Oct 2020
The chief government spokesperson of Japan said that the country will use cyber attack countermeasures to protect the Tokyo Olympic Games and ensure that they are a success.
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Weightlifter Pardeep Singh Found Guilty of Using Human Growth Hormone, Provisionally Banned for Four Years
15 Jul 2020
The Commonwealth Games medalist is the first Indian to have been found guilty of using human Growth Hormone in India. Singh’s positive test had been received in March, but NADA only disclosed the…
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Coe Suggests Strict Action On Doping In Quarantine, NADA Has Zero Samples In April
25 Apr 2020
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has issued indications of strict action against athletes caught doping during quarantine, but the truth is that most doping agencies are struggling to collect…
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World Anti-Doping Agency Hands Russia Four-Year Ban From All Global Events
09 Dec 2019
Russia have 21 days to appeal against the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) ban, failing which the athletes from the country will have to compete at global events, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and…
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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-…
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WADA Suspends India’s National Dope Testing Laboratory
23 Aug 2019
The six-month suspension restricts the National Anti-Doping Agency’s (NADA’s) responsibilities to sample collection (blood and urine), and the collected samples will have to be sent to a World Anti…
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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…
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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.