New Delhi: Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhusan Sharan Singh on Monday backed dope-tainted grappler Narsingh Yadav, claiming that he was framed, while the central government opted to wait for the probe to complete. The 26-year-old on Sunday flunked a dope test after his ‘B’ sample tested positive for a banned substance, jeopardising […]
New Delhi : A day after the Sports Ministry asked the National Anti-Doping Agency to test Olympian boxer Vijender Singh for heroin, the drug testing body has said it cannot do so. According to sources, NADA says it can only test for performance enhancing drugs and since heroin is not considered as one, it cannot […]
New Delhi: The doping scandal in Indian athletics grew in proportion on Monday with two more athletes, including the country”s new golden girl Ashwini Akkunji, testing positive for anabolic steroids hours before the departure for Japan for the Asian Championships. Apart from Akkunji, quartermiler Priyanka Panwar also returned positive for anabolic steroids in the dope […]
