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Triple jumper Aishwarya banned for four years

According 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.

published on : 1st March 2023
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Four evasion cases, bridge player in NADA’s ADDP list

Not always do we hear about three wrestlers evading dope tests and a bridge player testing positive for banned substances.

published on : 6th January 2023
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RTP gets bigger with inclusion of top athletes

Unlike previous years, this time there are hardly any obscure names with Olympic, Asiad, Commonwealth Games to Worlds, Asian medallists, figuring on the list.

published on : 3rd January 2023
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Basketball player blames excessive consumption of pork for returning positive dope test

National Anti-Doping Agency not convinced with player's explanation, slaps four-year suspension

published on : 3rd November 2022
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In a new move, NADA takes action against athletics coach

The 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.

published on : 2nd November 2022
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Nada testing right but lots need to be done

If 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

published on : 11th October 2022
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NADA to collect dope samples from all medals winners at athletics Nationals

The NADA will collect samples from all medal winners at the ongoing National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships instead of taking random samples for testing.

published on : 10th June 2022
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Two decisions in NADA’s new sanction lists stand out

Both involved steroid offences: considered the most heinous of doping offences and in which anti-doping officials are quite strict about penalties.

published on : 11th May 2022
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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). 

published on : 1st March 2022