WADA Chief Warns India’s Doping Crisis: ‘Olympics Obviously Not Possible Without Compliance’

WADA Chief Warns India’s Doping Crisis: ‘Olympics Obviously Not Possible Without Compliance’

Last Updated:April 16, 2026, 3:51 PM IST WADA chief Witold Banka says India has a serious doping problem but is making sincere efforts, backs Operation Upstream and urges tougher action on drug suppliers, not athletes World Anti-Doping Agency World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Witold Banka on Thursday said that “nobody is blind” to India’s serious…

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Asian Games Medallist Manju Bala Handed Five-Year Doping Ban

Asian Games Medallist Manju Bala Handed Five-Year Doping Ban

Incheon Asian Games bronze medallist Manju Bala has been handed a five-year ban by the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after testing positive for multiple prohibited substances earlier this year. The seasoned hammer thrower, who clinched bronze at the 2014 Asian Games, tested positive for dehydrochloromethyl-testosterone (a steroid) and SARMS…

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