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4Apr

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In a first, cue sports player fails dope test and is suspended | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The game of billiards and snooker, which has so far been untouched by the growing menace of doping, has become its latest victim.In the first case of doping in the country’s cue sport history, 1998 Bangkok Asian Games bronze winner and multiple World Billiards Championships medallist, Karnataka’s Bhaskar Balachandra, has failed the dope test for a beta blocker, which was found in his urine sample collected during the National Games in Goa, held from Oct 23 to Nov 9 last year.Beta Blockers are prohibited substances both in and out of competition by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and widely prescribed to control blood pressure.The 52-year-old had won the gold medal in the men’s billiards 100up format at the Games. Balachandra, who hails from Bengaluru and has spent n...

10Mar

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Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya eliminated from Paris Olympics qualification race | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya, both Tokyo Games medalists, faced elimination from Paris Olympics qualification after losing in their respective bouts during the selection trials held in Sonepat, Haryana for upcoming international tournaments.Punia, known for his vocal stance against former WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, suffered a significant 1-9 defeat in the men's freestyle 65kg semi-final against Rohit Kumar.Despite a narrow victory against Ravinder (3-3 on criteria), Punia's chances were jeopardised in the tough competition.Following his elimination, Punia left the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre abruptly, declining a dope test by NADA officials. He had trained in Russia to prepare for the trials, which were organised by the IOA ad-hoc panel.Despite...

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...

5Dec

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Lone 100m runner in infamous Delhi meet fails dope test

[ad_1] The lone participant in the 100m event at the Delhi State meet, which grabbed headlines after all the other finalists fled when National Anti-Doping (NADA) officials arrived, has failed a dope test. The athlete, who had competed alone after the rest of the field did not turn up for the final, tested positive for anabolic steroid drostanolone metabolite, frequently used in bodybuilding to boost strength and reduce fat. The athlete was intimated about the adverse analytical findings via e-mail by NADA officials in October. The report, that The Indian Express has accessed, says the test was conducted on September 26 – the day of the 100m final. The athlete in question has denied taking any performance-enhancing substance and believes he has been framed. “Agar maine dope liya hota toh...

5Sep

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Hima Das provisionally suspended by NADA for three whereabout failures in 12 months | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Star India sprinter Hima Das has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for three whereabout failures in 12 months, according to sources.The 23-year-old Assam runner has not been named in the Hangzhou Asian Games team due to an injury she had sustained earlier this year."Yes, she has committed three whereabout failures in one year period and so she has been provisionally suspended by the NADA," an Indian team official told PTI on conditions of anonymity.Hima, who has already left the national camp, faces a maximum two-year ban, which can be reduced to a minimum of one year depending on the degree of her fault.Hima had won a 400m individual silver at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games. She was also a part of the gold and silver winning women's 4...

14Aug

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2021 Asian Championships bronze medallist wrestler Seema Bisla handed 1-year ban for whereabouts failure | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Tokyo Olympian and 2021 Asian Championships bronze medallist wrestler Seema Bisla has been handed a one-year ban by the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) of the NADA for "whereabouts failure".The ADDP passed the order of banning the 30-year-old Seema on July 21.Her ban period began on May 12 this year, according to the latest list of athletes sanctioned by the ADDP, put up by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) in its website.Seema had won a bronze in women's freestyle 50kg class in the 2021 Asian Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. She lost in the 50kg round of 16 bout in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.There are two types of whereabouts failures -- filing failures and missed tests. It is, however, not known about the nature of Seema's whereabouts failures -- whethe...

9Aug

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NADA Test: Ravindra Jadeja most tested Indian cricketer so far in 2023, 58 samples collected in first 5 months | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Star India Ravindra Jadeja underwent doping tests on three separate occasions between January and May this year. This frequency of testing has established him as the most scrutinised cricketer during this period, as revealed by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).In total, 55 cricket players, both male and female, were subjected to doping tests during the initial five months of this year.This encompasses a total of 58 samples.A substantial majority of these samples were collected during instances classified as 'Out Of Competition' (OOC), as indicated by a recently published roster on the NADA's official website.This trend implies that the quantity of samples amassed from cricket players in the current year is projected to surpass the figures of the preceding two year...

6Aug

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Asian Games probable judoka Jasleen Singh Saini fails dope test | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Jasleen Singh Saini, a promising Judoka and a potential contender for the Asian Games, tested positive for a banned substance during an in-competition test at the Taipei Open last month, according to sources.The 25-year-old Saini had won a gold medal in the men's 66kg category in the Taipei Asia Open early last month."Yes, he had failed a dope test conducted by an international agency during the Taipei Open. So, he will not be in the Asian Games team," a team coach, who has knowledge of the development, told PTI.The International Testing Agency (ITA) is responsible for conducting testing and result management for the International Judo Federation.Saini, who was among the probables for the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games scheduled from September 23 to October 8, is now fac...

6Aug

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Indian swimmer fails doping test ahead of Asian Games | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India's anti-doping agency has provisionally suspended a 14-year-old swimmer from competing after testing positive for a banned substance ahead of next month's Asian Games in China.The swimmer, whose name was not disclosed, is among 36 athletes suspended by India's National Anti-Doping Agency this year, according to an updated list published on the agency's website this week.The minor tested positive for 19-norandrosterone, a banned performance-enhancing steroid that is known to increase muscle strength and help speed up recovery.This year the US anti-doping agency has suspended three athletes for taking the substance.Indian media first revealed the swimmer's suspension on Saturday along with Owais Sarwar Ahenger, a Wushu martial artist expected to compete at the Asian ...

19Jul

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WADA exposes NADA misdoings: Missed dope tests, faulty system, whereabouts failures

[ad_1] The World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) four-year investigation into India’s anti-doping programme has exposed a slew of missed dope tests, faulty result management system and whereabouts failures, it was revealed in a report published on Tuesday. As a part of its operation, the WADA also monitored 13 ‘high-level’ Indian athletes ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games and one of them tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. The in-depth investigation – titled ‘Operation Carousel’ – began in 2019, after an anonymous ‘allegation’ and tip-off on its ‘confidential information platform’ in 2017, and is still ongoing, the world body said. During this period, the anti-doping watchdog audited India’s anti-doping programme, interviewed National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) officials, moni...

18Jul

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12 Indian athletes under WADA watch; dope agency also probing 97 whereabouts failures of 70 others | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] MUMBAI: A Word Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) inquiry into Indian sports has identified 12 positive tests (Adverse Analytical Findings) and 97 whereabouts failures of 70 athletes. The adverse findings, not reported by India’s National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), are now under investigation. “These are now subject to results management processes as appropriate,” said WADA on Tuesday.The names of those involved in the investigation have been withheld by the watchdog from the report it published on Tuesday. It is “in order to protect their privacy rights, in accordance with the terms of the International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information,” WADA said.Inquiries have revealed that these defaulting athletes/sportspersons could be from the Olympic disciplines and m...

18May

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Dope offender Dipa Karmakar’s return to training camp as per WADA rules, says gymnastics federation

[ad_1] The Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI) insists it has stuck to rules while naming Dipa Karmakar for a training camp, and that the athlete currently under suspension for a doping violation will return to international competition only after serving out her ban. GFI president Sudhir Mittal quoted Article 10.14.2 of WADA that states: “As an exception to Article 10.14.1, an Athlete may return to train with a team or to use the facilities of a club or other member organisation of federation (FIG’s) or other signatory’s member organisation during shorter of the (1) the last two months of Athlete’s period of Ineligibility, or (2) the last one-quarter of the period of Ineligibility imposed.” “For starters, we have named her as a core probable for the Asian Games in September, not the As...

7Jan

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Two-time CWG weightlifting champion Sanjita Chanu fails dope test | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: One of India’s star weightlifters and two-time Commonwealth Games (CWG) gold medallist, Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu, has failed the dope test for an anabolic steroid drostanolone, and has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), TOI learnt on Friday.Manipur’s Sanjita was tested in-competition by NADA’s dope control officers (DCOs) at the Gujarat National Games held in September-October last year. Her urine sample returned positive for drostanolone. She has been provisionally suspended from the date of her sample collection. The weightlifting competitions at the National Games were held at the Mahatma Mandir complex in Gandhinagar from September 28 to October 5. Sanjita had secured a silver medal in the women’s 49kg category event held on Sept...

25Dec

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Gymnast Dipa Karmakar serving two-year ban for anti-doping violation | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Where has Indian gymnastics’ poster girl Dipa Karmakar been since March this year when the news about her ‘suspended’ status on the international gymnastics federation’s (FIG) website first broke out? Several theories did the rounds from her being punished for an ethical or disciplinary issue to a possible doping violation. Authorities administering sports in India remained tight-lipped about the matter, so did the FIG, the gymnastics Federation of India (GFI) and the National Anti-Doping agency (NADA).TOI can now confirm that the ‘Produnova’ girl Dipa, who changed the face of gymnastics in India after her ground-breaking fourth-place finish in the women’s vault final at the Rio Olympics 2016, is currently serving a two-year ban for an anti-doping violation under the wh...