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In a first, Indian rugby player banned for doping; lawyer says will appeal verdict

NEW DELHI: In probably the first case of doping in Indian rugby, a national-level female player, Antima Kumari from Bihar, who was shortlisted for the now-postponed Asian Games in Hangzhou, has been banned for two years by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after traces of prohibited specified substance 'Tamoxifen' was…

The Times of India · Jun 24, 2022

AFL coach Luke Beveridge said there are 'not many sporting codes in the world that have an illicit drugs policy'. Is he correct?

Bailey Smith's coach said there are 'not many sporting codes in the world that have an illicit drugs policy'. But does the AFL really do things that differently?

ABC News · Jun 16, 2022

On this day in 2012 – Chambers and Millar cleared to represent GB at Olympics

The pair had been handed lifetime bans from the Games for doping offences.

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2022

Olympics-Valieva's entourage under investigation by World Anti-Doping Agency

The world's top anti-doping authority will investigate the entourage of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva who tested positive for a banned drug, plunging her into a doping scandal at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Reuters · Feb 13, 2022

British Winter Olympics star Andrew Musgrave makes plea to Wada over doping problem

Musgrave has warned that more failures to prevent wide-scale doping within Winter Olympic events, like at Sochi 2014, could be fatal to these sports

Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2022

Russia must follow ‘strict rules’ and no guarantee ban will be lifted, say WADA

Wada imposed sanctions on Russia in December 2019

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022

Olympics-Russia should not assume doping sanctions will be lifted, says WADA

Russia should not assume sanctions imposed for running a state sponsored doping programme will be automatically lifted when its suspension is completed at the end of year, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Feb 2, 2022

Thais to compete in Winter Olympics under national flag

Four Thai athletes will be able to compete in the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February and fly the national flag, despite the ban imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).

Bangkok Post · Jan 19, 2022

What is doping? And which performance-enhancing drugs are banned?

Many drugs are forbidden for use by athletes in major international competitions, such as the Olympics. Here's why.

LiveScience · Aug 10, 2016

A complete history of the Lance Armstrong doping case

From 1999 cortisone test to lifetime ban, how Lance Armstrong became the most disgraced athlete of all time

Cycling News · Jan 16, 2013