World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA): News

07 Aug 2023

Dipa Karmakar

Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar dropped for Asian Games: Details here

In a shocking development, Indian ace gymnast, Dipa Karmakar has been dropped from the final list of athletes for the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games.

05 Jul 2021

Wrestling

Wrestler Sumit Malik to challenge two-year ban, seek lesser punishment

Wrestler Sumit Malik has decided to challenge the two-year ban imposed on him by the United World Wrestling (UWW) for failing a dope test and seek a lesser punishment so that he can compete in next year's Commonwealth Games (CWG).

01 Feb 2018

Andre Russell

Andre Russell set to comeback after a year-long WADA ban

West Indies all-rounder, Andre Russell is set to make a comeback to competitive cricket after serving a year-long ban imposed on him by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

WADA to investigate possible flaw in drug-testing kits

In what may become another doping-scandal, there are fears of a possible glitch in drug-testing kits which lets the sample bottles to be opened manually.

NADA gets permission to conduct dope tests on Indian cricketers

India's Ministry of Sports has given its go ahead to the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) to conduct dope tests on Indian cricketers and adopt the rules of World Anti Doping Agency (WADA).

27 Oct 2017

BCCI

WADA report: Indian cricketer tested positive for banned substance

The 2016 report of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has brought to light that one Indian cricketer was found positive for banned substances.