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WADA Names India Worst Doping Offender for Third Straight Year
India reported 260 adverse analytical findings from 7,113 tests in 2024, leading global doping positives for the third year amid increased testing and detection efforts.
- In 2024, WADA's report said India topped the rankings for a third year, with NADA testing 7,113 samples and reporting 260 AAFs.
- NADA said it expanded testing and education as the National Dope Testing Laboratory , New Delhi, tested 7,651 samples in 2024 and returned 260 positives at 3.65%.
- Sport-by-Sport figures reveal athletics had 76 positive cases from 1,852 samples at 3.7%, with weightlifting and wrestling returning 43 and 29 cases respectively.
- The IOC warned and urged India to set its house in order as the Government of India passed a national anti-doping bill and the Indian Olympic Association formed a new panel.
- Pending publication of Anti-doping rule violations will reveal sanctioned athletes across agencies, while at India’s University Games earlier this month only one athlete appeared as others fled anti-doping officials.
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Doping Woes: India Shows Highest Positivity Rate Among Major Nations In WADA's 2024 Testing Report
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