NEW DELHI: Anju Bobby George is the epitome of performing at the highest level when we talk about India in athletics. It took India 19 years to win another World Championships medal in track and field, after Anju did it in 2003 with her long-jump bronze. Neeraj Chopra won a silver medal last year. But what pains India's long-jump queen are the short-term gains that young athletes are lured by thereby getting eventually caught in the doping net.
"Doping is a crime. We are trying hard, but are not (being) able to stop (it). NADA (National Anti-Doping Agency) is taking a lot of steps, the federation is trying, the government is trying for a non-bailable case (law). But still people are doing that (doping)," the 46-year-old Anju said on the new weekly show - 'TOI Game Changers'.
