Ace wrestler Narsingh Yadav, who was banned for four years for failing dope tests in 2016, still believes that his food and water was spiked at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Sonepat, and questioned the…
Life has come full circle for Narsingh Yadav who will be returning to the SAI centre in Sonepat to attend the national camp scheduled for September 1. He is amongst the 26 wrestlers who have been shortlisted for…
June 3 is the last date for filing nominations with the sports ministry beginning the process for selecting multiple honours. The Sports Ministry on Tuesday told aspirants for this year’s national sports awards to e-mail their nominations in…
Women’s wrestling national champion in 55kg, Rani Rana, has failed the dope test and has been handed a suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). The Madhya Pradesh grappler returned positive for a banned substance (anabolic steroid) after…
Behrouz Hedayat of Iran has lost an appeal and was handed a four-year ban by Iran’s National Anti-Doping Agency (IraNADO) on Wednesday. The ban comes after men’s 87kg Greco-Roman wrestler was tested positive for banned substances stanozolol and…
An official mail from the World Anti-doping Agency had made Narsingh Yadav’s weekend special. The content of the mail talked about the end of his four-year ban, making him eligible for future competitions including the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.…
Four months back, while the majority of athletes around the world saw their Olympic dreams getting crushed due to the postponed Tokyo Games, Narsingh Pancham Yadav had all the reasons to celebrate. The deferment had given him a…
United World Wrestling’s (UWW) incumbent president Nenad Lalovich is all set to be reappointed. According to the world governing body, the Serbian is running for the UWW elections unopposed. It means he is virtually decided to retain the…
Narsingh Yadav will probably be most benefited amongst Indian wrestlers if the world championships are held this year. The Uttar Pradesh wrestler is serving a four-year dope ban which will end by the end of July. The announcement…
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday unveiled National Anti-Doping Agency’s first mobile app to provide information about prohibited substances and their inadvertent use, calling the initiative an important step towards dope-free sports. The app aims to create a…