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Rio-bound shot putter Inderjeet Singh fails dope test! 2016-07-26 07:17:07
The Rio-bound shot putter Inderjeet Singh test positive in the doping test. He became the second athlete to test positive for a banned substance after wrestler Narsingh Yadav failed in doping test. The Times of India reported, the 28-year-old athlete...
Keywords: Narsingh Yadav, Shot putter Inderjeet Singh, Narsingh Yadav, doping test
Read MoreLeander Paes to Partner Rohan Bopanna at 2016 Rio Olympics! 2016-06-11 12:00:27
Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna are all set to represent India in the men's doubles category of tennis at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the All India tennis Association (AITA) announced. Sania Mirza will partner Bopanna in the mixed doubles category...
Keywords: Leander Paes, Prarthana Thombare, Rohan Bopanna, Sania Mirza
Read MoreRussian athletes banned for Rio Paralympics 2016! 2016-08-08 05:35:29
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned the Russian athletes from competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympics following the country's doping scandal. The Russian Paralympic Committee is to appeal against the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The...
Keywords: Russian Paralympic Committee, Rio 2016 Paralympics, Russian athletes, Rio 2016 Paralympics
Read MoreIAAF Votes To Suspend Russia From International Competitions 2015-11-14 12:34:48
Almost unanimously, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) voted to suspend Russia from all international competitions. This comes after the revelations by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) last week.According to reports from Xinhua, a statement said, “The Council of...
Keywords: Russian athletics, Russian athletics, Sebastian Coe, Sebastian Coe
Read MoreRio Olympics: Nada says Narsingh was victim of sabotage by rival 2016-08-02 07:26:26
The National Anti-Doping Agency (Nada) panel has cleared wrestler Narsingh Yadav for any wrongdoing, paving his way for participation in the Rio Olympics. Yadav convinced the panel that he was a victim of “sabotage”. His samples were taken on June...
Keywords: doping charges cleared, National Anti-Doping Agency, Wrestler Narsingh Yadav, Nada
Read MoreSharapova suspended for 2 years for doping! 2016-06-09 07:07:10
The five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova has been banned by the International Tennis Federation for testing positive for meldonium at the Australian Open. Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova was provisionally suspended by the ITF in early March, when she...
Keywords: meldonium, ITF, ITF, doping test
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