According to the report, nine track and field athletes and seven weightlifters from the National Games 2023 are among the guilty athletes and the majority of them have been handed provisional suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Friday.
National Games 2023: Maharashtra managed to hold on to its leads in the medal tally on the last day of the 2023 National Games in Goa by claiming a record-breaking 228 medals, including 80 Gold to win the prestigious Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy on Thursday.
The defending champions Services considerably closed the gap to the top of the medal tally by claiming 10 Gold medals on Wednesday. Maharashtra still leads the 37th National Games in Goa with 220 medals, including a whooping 75 Golds, 11 more than second-placed Services.
The National Games 2023 has already witnessed a remarkable display from athletes across states. Multiple long-standing national records have been shattered already and some are on the verge of getting broken. The spectacle will come to an end on November 10.
National Games 2023: Delhi's Kushagra Rawat broke a tournament record by clocking 08:07.43 in the men's aquatics 800m freestyle event while Bhavya Sachdeva bagged her third Gold medal in the 37th edition by winning the women's 400m freestyle.
National Games 2023 Goa: Bhavya Sachdeva bagged her second Gold of the tournament with a record-breaking finish of 17:40.82 in the women's 1500m freestyle event. She took Delhi's medal tally to 57 who are placed in the sixth position in the standings.
National Games 2023 Goa: The Services Sports Control Board side dominated Day 8 of the National Games with a sensational 17 medals, including 12 Gold to close the gap to Maharashtra at the top. The defending champions impressively won six Gold medals in various rowing events.
Maharashtra's Virdhawal Khade broke his own national record with a 22.82s finish in the men's Men’s 50M Freestyle event on Day 7 of the National Games in Goa and took Maharashtra's medal tally to 127. With 54 Gold medals, Maharashtra dominates the tournament at the top spot.
Andhra Pradesh athlete Jyothi Yarraji won the silver medal in the recent Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou and continues her form with gold at the National Games 2023 in Goa with a record-breaking run in 100m hurdles.
Maharashtra continued their dominance with 19 medals, including 5 Gold, on Sunday. They became the first team in the Goa National Games 2023 to scorch 100 medals. Karnataka made the biggest impact on Day 5 with six Gold medals and entered the top five in the standings.
Maharashtra contingent produced a record-breaking day at the 37th National Games in Goa with 28 Gold medals on Day 4 and took its overall medal tally to 85 medals. The defending champion Services bagged five more Gold medals on Saturday and remains in third place in the standings.
National Games 2023 Goa: Maharashtra remain at the top in the medals tally with 11 Golds while Haryana dominated the Day 3 events with seven Golds to take their overall tally to 10. Teams have claimed 177 total medals so far with Maharashtra swooping the highest 37 at the end of Day 3.
Maharashtra, who claimed the record 140 medals in 2022, continued their dominance at the National Games 2023 in Goa with 13 medals in the first two days. Last edition's winners Services Sports Control Board won three gold and are placed second in the medals tally after Day 2.
National Games 2023: The National Games will take place in five Goan cities - Mapusa, Margao, Panjim, Ponda and Vasco. Over 10,000 athletes will take part in 43 sporting events over the next couple of weeks.
Goa is set to host the 37th National Games for the first time in history. The Games will be held from October 26 to November 9 in five cities in Goa - Mapusa, Margao, Panjim, Ponda and Vasco. Only two sports - track cycling events and golf will be held outside Goa.
National Games 2022: Maharashtra emerged victorious in the Bronze medal match after beating Haryana in penalty shootouts. Meanwhile, Darshan Gaonkar scored a min blowing goal in the shootouts.
Uttar Pradesh beat Maharashtra 6-5 in a match that went to the tie-breaker and Karnataka defeated Haryana 3-1 to set up clash between them on October 11.
Mohit needed to protect his dislocated right shoulder but instead of defending to avoid further injury, he went for broke.
37th Edition of National Games will start in October next year.
Hashika, Sajan win 2 more gold medals: They have now almost sealed the coveted honour of the Games' Best Athletes.
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