 | Triple jumper Aishwarya banned for four yearsAccording to Ashok Ahuja, former sports medicine head at NIS Patiala and an expert in anti-doping, this is a drug that is not used for pain management. |
 | Four evasion cases, bridge player in NADA’s ADDP listNot always do we hear about three wrestlers evading dope tests and a bridge player testing positive for banned substances. |
 | RTP gets bigger with inclusion of top athletesUnlike previous years, this time there are hardly any obscure names with Olympic, Asiad, Commonwealth Games to Worlds, Asian medallists, figuring on the list. |
 | Basketball player blames excessive consumption of pork for returning positive dope testNational Anti-Doping Agency not convinced with player's explanation, slaps four-year suspension |
 | In a new move, NADA takes action against athletics coachThe NADA found athletics coach Mickey Menezes violating its Anti-Doping Rule 2021 and has banned him for four years from coaching/training. It has also fined the coach Rs. 50,000. |
 | Nada testing right but lots need to be doneIf random names used to surface earlier, this time, a host of top athletes, national campers and otherwise, young and old, figure on the list, revealing how deep the rot is |
 | Two decisions in NADA’s new sanction lists stand outBoth involved steroid offences: considered the most heinous of doping offences and in which anti-doping officials are quite strict about penalties. |
 | Not a healthy trend: Athletes sanctioned under new WADA rule?Among the five, two were gold medal winners at the Open national athletics championships in Andhra Pradesh last year: Taranjeet Kaur and K Naresh (senior). |
