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India Head to SA with WADA Hot on Their Heels

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:23:31 +0000

Even as team India departs for South Africa for the ICC Champions Trophy, the WADA is promising to make it tough for India. The Indian cricketers were the only from the cricket fraternity to refuse to sign the anti drug contract because in...

Olympic champion Gatlin's dope-ban shortened by 4 years

Debasmita — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:22:57 +0000

It is reported that Justin Gatlin’s 8-year-long suspension on charges of doping, has been cut down to only 4 years. The 100m Olympic champ from America was banned in 2006, when he tested positive for testosterone at the low-level relay race...

Will doping be ever out of sports?

View Point — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:30:04 +0000

With doping scandals becoming a routine, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), IOC and other authorized agencies are in quandary what to do. IOC drugs chief, Arne Ljungqvist accused Russia of systematically doping after seven athletes were suspended...

Floyd Landis: Scrutiny staged for May 14

Bharat — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 07:20:45 +0000

The saga involving last years stage 17 Tour de France winner takes another twist - according to the controversial champions’ spokesperson Michael Henson the hearing of the case by the U.S. Anti Doping Agency will begin on May 14. This is...

Landis Lashes WADA Chief in Annoyance

Bharat — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:59:01 +0000

Floyd Landis is one of the most controversial Tour de France winner - For those who do not follow me, the American had been accused of taking performance-enhancing drugs by the World Anti-Doping Agency, after his urine samples had shown an unusual...

Armstrong gets clean chit of doping charges

Bhagaban Sahu — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 09:43:51 +0000

Lance Armstrong, the legend cyclist was given clean chit of the doping charges in the 1999 Tour de France by the Dutch investigators. The Dutch investigators backlashed the anti-doping authorities for misconduct in dealing with the seven-time Tour...