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India | August 01, 2016 19:36 ISTImportant stories of the day
Important stories of the day
The issue relates to world’s top ranked para athlete Sunder Gurjar who may have just survived an attempt to cast a doping shadow on his shot at the Olympics into limbo.
Geneva: Russia's status as a sports superpower and its participation in track and field events at next year's Olympics came under threat Monday after a report accused the Russians of widespread, state-supported doping reminiscent of
London: Facing a barrage of criticism over its handling of drug-test results, the IAAF announced Tuesday that 28 athletes had been caught in retests of their doping samples from the 2005 and 2007 world championships.The
New Delhi: Yet again a large number of players of National games have been found guilty in dope charges. The shocking part is that most of them are women players.The biggest name among guilty players
London: American tennis player Wayne Odesnik was banned Wednesday for 15 years after a second doping violation, a sanction that essentially ends his career and was widely applauded by several top players.The International Tennis Federation
London: Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has said he should be forgiven after suffering a lot of public humiliation for doping and lying, but defended his conduct, insisting he would do it again.Armstrong was stripped of
London: Athletes convicted of doping will face a minimum four-year ban under new rules which came into effect from January 1.Changes to the World Anti-Doping Code increased the suspension for doping from two years. Other
London: World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) officials investigating rampant doping among Russian athletes have collected around 3,000 samples from the country, according to media reports Wednesday.The allegations of doping among the country's athletes were made in
New Delhi: Absence of blood testing laboratories in Kenya led to several doping violations recently, says former one-hour-run world-record holder athlete Jos Hermens.Recently, two-time Chicago Marathon winner Rita Jeptoo tested positive for doping.Prior to her,
KINGSTON, Jamaica: A Jamaican disciplinary panel on Thursday banned former 100-meter world record holder Asafa Powell from athletics for 18 months after the veteran sprinter tested positive for a banned stimulant last June. In the
Nairobi: Carl Lewis, nine-time Olympic and eight-time World champion, has called for a universal crisis management and testing system to be implemented to rescue athletics from doping. Speaking Thursday during a one-day tour to Kenya
Kingston (Jamaica): Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell will know his fate in early April when the Jamaica Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel announces its decision on his consuming banned substance.The announcement follows Wednesday's closure of the hearings in
Kingston: Caribbean island nation has rejected the possibility of Jamaica being banned from the Olympics in the wake of a doping scandal, saying international Contending that international sports meets need the participation of Jamaican athletes,"I
Zurich: FIFA suspended Jamaica player Jermaine Hue for nine months on Thursday after he tested positive for a banned substance at a World Cup qualifying match. Team doctor Carlton Fraser was banned from football for
Montreal: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has threatened to expel Jamaica from the next Olympics and other major competitions if it refuses to address shortcomings highlighted by a senior ex-employee.WADA director general David Howman Wednesday
Beijing: China's anti-doping authorities Wednesday said eight athletes had tested positive in the second quarter of the year.So far there have been 12 doping cases this year, equal to that of last year, reports Xinhua.China's
Nanjing:The WADA warns Asian Youth Games athletes against dopingis warning all athletes at the Asian Youth Games to 'Say No To Doping' in a themed activity that began Friday, the opening day of competition.Held at
New Delhi, Apr 2: The National Anti-Doping Agency's (NADA) refusal to test boxer Vijender Singh for heroin has left the Sports Ministry flummoxed and it will wait for a written response from NADA before deciding
Copenhagen, Feb 1: Denmark's top cyclist Michael Rasmussen has admitted to extensive use of doping for 12 years, dealing a further blow to the sport since Lance Armstrong's confession.Rasmussen said at a press conference Thursday
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