India's fastest female sprinter Dutee Chand has tested positive for a prohibitive substance. Consequently, the celebrated athelte has been handed a provisional suspension.
World Anti-Doping Agency
Dec 23, 2021 18:12
NEW DELHI: The National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) on Thursday regained the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accreditation, which was suspended in 2019 due to its failure to meet global standards.
The announcement was made by Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on his official twitter handle.
Dec 18, 2020 13:12
LAUSANNE: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), world sport's highest court, on Thursday reduced a ban imposed on Russia by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which had banished the country from the international stage for systematic doping, from four to two years.
Jul 22, 2020 18:07
MONTREAL, Canada: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has extended the suspension of the country's National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) by another six months, citing non-conformation to international standards.
Dec 09, 2019 18:12
LAUSANNE, Switzerland: The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday banned Russia from global sporting events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics after accusing Moscow of falsifying data from an anti-doping laboratory.
Sep 10, 2019 11:09
NEW DELHI: It was on August 23 that Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju had with much certainty asserted India would file an appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland against the decision of the World Anti-Doping Agency to suspend the accreditation of National Dope Testing Laboratory.
Aug 24, 2019 13:08
NEW DELHI: India will file an appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland against the World Anti-Doping Agency's decision to suspend the accreditation of National Dope Testing Laboratory, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Friday.
Rijiju said it was disheartening that WADA had taken such a decision after the NDTL had begun a "course correction" of issues faced by it "in the past".
Aug 23, 2019 16:08
NEW DELHI: In what is an embarrassing indictment of India's doping control credentials, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the accreditation of the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) in New Delhi for a period of up to (emphasis ours) six months.
May 15, 2019 17:05
MONTREAL, Canada: Poland’s Sport and Tourism Minister Witold Banka is set to become the next president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after a vote on Tuesday left him as the only remaining candidate.
Sep 21, 2018 14:09
LONDON: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Thursday lifted a ban on Russia’s anti-doping agency, RUSADA, paving the way for Russian athletes to compete in international events.
Apr 28, 2018 16:04
NEW DELHI: India continues to remain amongst the top 10 nations when it comes to doping violations as per the latest report of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
The samples on which the report is based were collected in 2016.
The country has had 69 anti-doping rule violations (ADRV), the same as that of Russia, which has been under international scrutiny for years now, PTI reports.