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Veteran sprinter Srabani's secret of longevity: Hunger for success, drugs-free bodyVeteran Indian sprinter Srabani Nanda, at 35, credits her enduring success and recent Asian Relays gold to unwavering hunger and a commitme...
Jaspal Rana was once in hospital with unbearable pain. Hours later he ignored doctors advice, took part in World Championship and won gold with a world recordIndian shooting icon Jaspal Rana's incredible determination shone at the 1994 World Championships. He left a hospital bed with a severe kne...
WFI moves SC against HC order allowing Vinesh Phogat to participate in Asian Games selection trialsThe Wrestling Federation of India has approached the Supreme Court. This follows a Delhi High Court decision permitting grappler Vinesh Pho...
End of an era: Veteran sports administrator Randhir Singh diesIndia's sporting world mourns the passing of Randhir Singh. He was a distinguished Olympian and a respected administrator. Singh achieved h...
Vinesh Phogat case: Delhi HC pulls up Wrestling Federation of India, asks govt for expert panel to evaluate her caseThe court asked the Centre to form an expert committee to evaluate the case of Vinesh Phogat and ordered that her participation in upcoming...
No relief from HC for wrestler Vinesh Phogat for participating in May 30 trials for Asia GamesThe Delhi High Court has denied wrestler Vinesh Phogat immediate permission to compete in Asian Games selection trials. The court asked the...
India 'extremely high' doping risk: Athletics Integrity UnitIndia has been elevated to a list of nations including Russia where there is an "extremely high" risk of doping, the Athletics Integrity Un...
How 'politics and apathy' derailed war-ravaged Afghanistan's anti-doping effortsAfghanistan's anti-doping efforts have collapsed since the Taliban's return. No tests were conducted for three years. Last year, only four ...
Mirabai carries Indian weightlifting as juniors rise but doping woes persist in 2025Indian weightlifting saw Mirabai Chanu win a World Championships silver medal. This was the sport's main achievement this year. Doping issu...
Indian Athletics in 2025: Neeraj Chopra hits 90m high but no end to country's doping woesNeeraj Chopra achieved a significant 90m throw in 2025, a rare bright spot for Indian athletics. Despite this, doping cases continued to pl...
Indian Athletics in 2025: Neeraj hits 90m high but no end to country's doping woesNeeraj Chopra achieved his 90m javelin throw goal in 2025. India also hosted international athletics events. However, the year was marred b...
Former Asian Games champion Seema Punia faces 16-month suspension over doping breachAsian Games discus throw champion Seema Punia has been suspended for 16 months by NADA after failing a dope test. This marks her third dopi...
Indian hammer thrower Rachna Kumari fails dope testKumari was part of the 68-member Indian athletics team that competed in the Hangzhou Asian Games (September 23 to October 8). She had finis...
Indian boxer at risk of losing Asian Games medal and Olympic quotaA female Indian boxer is facing the risk of losing her Asian Games medal and Paris Olympics quota after receiving a notice for multiple whe...
North Korean weightlifters clean up in Hangzhou but won't be at OlympicsNorth Korea made a stunning return to weightlifting after a four-year absence, winning six gold medals and smashing six world records at th...
Asian Games records first doping case involving medallistTurkmenistan's Tejen Tejenov on Thursday became the first medallist at the Hangzhou Asian Games to fail a doping test, officials said, and ...
Hima Das provisionally suspended by NADA for three whereabout failures in 12 monthsStar Indian sprinter Hima Das has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for three whereabouts failures in ...
I request State, Central governments to help: Dutee Chand on her four-year dope banIndian sprinter, Dutee Chand, who recently received a four-year ban for failing two doping tests last year, has urged the authorities to he...
Sports ministry gets 700 cr-plus boost in Union BudgetThe ministry's flagship programme, 'Khelo India -- National Programme for Development of Sports' continues to be the government's priority,...
Some success, some heartbreak for Indian athletics in 2014The year also saw some respite from the doping menace, which had marred the Indian athletics scene in the last few years.