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5Dec

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Sprinter who ran solo in Delhi athletics meet fails dope test | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Sprinter Lalit Kumar, who ran solo in the 100m final at the Delhi Athletics Championships in September after seven other competitors pulled out on hearing the presence of NADA officials, has failed a dope test, according to officials.It is learnt that Kumar's urine sample collected after the race on September 26 has returned positive for a banned steroid.Eight runners had qualified for the 100m final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium but seven disappeared apparently after hearing that dope testers from the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) were present at the competition venue to take urine samples.Delhi State Athletics Association president Sunny Joshua said that the committee, which was formed to look into how the seven other runners pulled out of the race, will submit...

28Sep

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What prompts Delhi athletes to dope: Govt jobs, college admissions, up to Rs 16 lakh in ‘assistance’

[ad_1] A chance to get an annual “financial assistance” of up to Rs 16 lakh, college admissions and job opportunities – these are the incentives on offer at the Delhi State Athletics Championship. However, if a beneficiary fails a dope test, he/she will have to return the funds received from the Delhi government in the past.This explains the hide-and-seek between athletes and National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) officials at the state meet at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium earlier this week. As reported by The Indian Express, the sudden appearance of anti-doping officials on Tuesday, the final day of the event, resulted in mass withdrawal of athletes – only one sprinter turned up for the men’s 100 metres final; the Under-20 boys’ 100m final saw just three finalists; and the Under-16 boys’ hammer...

27Sep

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Doping in Delhi state athletics meet: Former Asian Youth champion Beant Singh says random testing the only way to curb menace of performance-enhancing drugs

[ad_1] I have been competing for almost a decade now and know what happens around me. But if a young kid starts athletics today and sees what is happening on the circuit, they will just quit and go home. What happened at the Delhi state meet is a reality check and should open the eyes of officials and sports administrators in the country. In the 1500m, that I also competed in, around 24 came for the heats but when the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) officials arrived, most of them didn’t return to take part in the race. A day earlier when the officials weren’t present, the same athletes bagged medals in long-distance events. They didn’t even come to the ground. There needs to be a solution for this doping menace or else genuine athletes like me, who are away from their families for tr...

26Sep

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Dope testers show up at Delhi State Athletics Meet, most athletes bolt; only 1 in 100 metre final

[ad_1] ONLY ONE participant in the final of the men’s 100 metres; a steeplechase athlete who kept running after crossing the finish line to evade dope testing; several winners skipping the medal ceremony as they were worried about being asked to give samples.The final day of the Delhi State Athletics Championship (September 23-26), at the warm-up track of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the national capital, turned into a cat-and-mouse game between athletes and doping control officers on Tuesday. The number of participants fell by half as news spread that National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) officials had dropped in, a day after a purported video clip of the washroom at the stadium showed piles of used syringes. “We have eight finalists in the track events, but only three or four turned up...