Topic: Doping in sport
2022 Winter Olympics- Explained
The 2022 Winter Olympics ended on February 20, 2022, by uplifting closing ceremony. It saw sporting drama and milestones. However, it was tarnished by a Russian doping scandal....
World Athletics Council imposes $10 million fine on RusAF for breaching anti-doping rules
World Athletics Council imposed a USD 10 million on the Athletics Federation of Russia (RusAF) for breaching anti-doping rules. World Athletics has capped the number of Authorised Neutral...Sprinter Nirmala Sheoran banned for 4 years
Indian sprinter Nirmala Sheoran has been banned for four years for doping and stripped of her 400m and 4x400m relay titles from the 2017 Asian Championships. The Athletics...Norway hosts 2018 anti-doping sports conference ‘Clean Sport=Fair Outcome
On 25th June 2018, the anti-doping sports conference titled Clean Sport=Fair Outcome?’ was held at Oslo in Norway to address the issue of doping menace. The conference is...Sri Lanka hosts 2018 Asia and Oceania Region Inter-Governmental Ministerial meeting on anti-doping
On June 18, the annual Asia and Oceania Region Inter-Governmental Ministerial meeting on anti-doping has started in Colombo, Sri Lanka with representatives from 29 countries including India. The...India ranked joint-sixth in list of doping violations
India has been ranked joint-sixth in the list of doping violations with 69 cases, same as that of Russia, according to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report for samples...Doping Substances
There are several classed of illegal / banned drugs used in doping and most of them are either stimulants or hormones. Anabolic steroids / Androgenic Substances These are...
