Former No. 1 Tennis Player Simona Halep Gets Four-Year Ban In Doping Case
Simona Halep reached No. 1 in the WTA rankings in 2017. She won Wimbledon in 2019, beating 23-time major champion Serena Williams in the final, a year after winning the French Open.
Sep 13, 2023, 10:09 AM IST
Commonwealth Games Medal-Winning Lifter Sanjita Chanu Handed 4-Year Ban For Failing Dope Test
Sanjita Chanu had won gold in 48kg ahead of Mirabai Chanu at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. At the 2018 edition in Gold Coast, she was crowned champion in the 53kg category.
Apr 04, 2023, 13:38 PM IST
Top Indian sprinter Dutee Chand tests positive, suspended for using prohibitive substance
Dutee Chand’s ‘A’ sample has tested positive. The next step will likely be an appeal by the sprinter and a test of her ‘B’ sample.
Jan 18, 2023, 14:39 PM IST
Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur BANNED for three years for doping violation, ruled out of Asian Games and Paris Olympics
Following an interview with the WADA to allow her to explain the positive result, the AIU concluded that Kamalpreet Kaur could not determine how the substance had entered her body, making her eligible for a four-year ban.
Oct 13, 2022, 06:51 AM IST
Anju Bobby George makes EXPLOSIVE claim, says athletes bringing back banned drugs from overseas
AFI President Adille Sumariwalla, on his part, warned the athletes that they will be put under more intense dope testing than before by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) and urged them to stop the business of taking drugs and then claiming innocence later on.
May 30, 2022, 09:09 AM IST
Bangladesh pacer Qazi Onik banned for 2 years for failing dope test
Onik has appeared in just nine matches for the national side in the shortest format of the game and bagged 11 wickets in it.
Jul 26, 2020, 22:42 PM IST
Asian champion runner Gomathi Marimuthu banned for 4 years for doping
The 31-year-old runner will be banned until May 2023 and disqualified from all races in a two-month period last year, the AIU said.
Jun 13, 2020, 18:04 PM IST
Canada joins Russia in temporarily halting doping tests amid coronavirus outbreak
Athletes will continue to be required to file and maintain their whereabouts information and remain subject to the Canadian Anti-Doping Program.
Mar 30, 2020, 12:14 PM IST
Doping: Russian agency halts testing amid coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak
Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA said it was temporarily halting all testing in response to government measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
Mar 28, 2020, 17:22 PM IST
Asian Games silver medallist Albert Rop banned for doping
Asian Games 5,000m silver medallist Albert Rop, who ditched his Kenyan passport to run for Bahrain, has been banned from competition for two years on doping-related charges.
Mar 28, 2020, 09:24 AM IST
India's dope testing laboratory suspended by WADA
The NDTL is the only laboratory in the country responsible for human sports dope testing.
Aug 23, 2019, 12:55 PM IST
IAAF maintains Russia's athletics ban over doping
Russia`s athletics federation (RUSAF) has been suspended since 2015 following a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report that found evidence of widespread doping in the sport.
Mar 11, 2019, 17:37 PM IST
Sebastian Coe to stand for second term as IAAF chief
The 62-year-old Briton was elected to the position in Beijing in 2015 amidst a storm of doping scandals and has spent much of his term trying to battle the use of banned substances in the sport.
Jan 31, 2019, 14:47 PM IST
Narsingh Yadav moves Delhi HC, seeks speedy completion of CBI probe into doping allegations
The Indian wrestler has been facing doping charges after being tested positive for methandienone following two anti-doping tests conducted by the NADA on June 25 and July 5 ahead of the Rio Olympics.
Jan 21, 2019, 13:04 PM IST
Russia's anti-doping agency to be reinstated, confirms WADA
RUSADA was suspended in 2015 following allegations of widespread state-sponsored doping.
Sep 20, 2018, 20:42 PM IST
Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu's B sample returns positive, to appear before IWF hearing panel
Fighting a dope taint, weightlifter Sanjita Chanu's troubles mounted Thursday with her 'B' sample also returning positive but the defiant Commonwealth Games gold-medallist will fight her case before the international body's hearing panel.
Sep 14, 2018, 11:41 AM IST
BCCI suspends Punjab cricketer Abhshek Gupta for doping violation
Punjab wicket-keeper batsman Abhishek Gupta was handed a retrospective eight-month suspension for an "inadvertent" doping violation.
Jun 07, 2018, 17:52 PM IST
Athletics Integrity Unit confirm Kiprop positive test, reject allegations
On Thursday, Kiprop went into great detail about the test, carried out in November last year, in a statement that ran to over 1,000 words and made several allegations of impropriety by doping officials.
May 04, 2018, 13:52 PM IST
Asbel Kiprop says doping officials took money
Although there has still been no official confirmation of his positive test, Kiprop went into great detail about the test, carried out in November last year, in a statement that ran to over 1,000 words.
May 04, 2018, 10:07 AM IST
Kenyan champion Asbel Kiprop denies doping after positive test
The 28-year-old, world champion in 2011, 2013 and 2015 and promoted to Olympic gold in 2008 after Bahrain`s Rashid Ramzi tested positive for doping, was reported by Britain`s Press Association to have failed an out-of-competition test.
May 03, 2018, 11:43 AM IST
