The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has said that it will prioritise testing of Indian athletes who are likely to be part of the Indian squad for the postponed Olympic Games. Besides this, it will also test sportspersons those…
Ravi Mittal was on Sunday appointed the new Sports and Youth Affairs Secretary, replacing Radhey Shyam Julaniya. Mittal is a 1986 batch IAS officer from the Bihar cadre. He was the Secretary of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting…
Three Iranian wrestlers were banned by Iran Wrestling Federation after failing a doping test. Morteza Ghiyasi Chaka, Rasoul Garmsiri and Keyyan Rezaei were tested positive for a banned substance. The Anti-Doping Headquarters of Iran slapped a ban of…
Narsingh Pancham Yadav watched videos of wrestling on YouTube and WhatsApp every day for the past four years. Like this, he kept himself motivated with just one thought in mind – donning the singlet with the Indian flag.…
Under 23 UWW World Championship silver medallist Ravinder Kumar Dahiya has denied reports of being tested positive for doping. Speaking to InsideSport, Dahiya has confirmed that National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) might have reported about some other wrestler and he…
Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has reiterated India’s commitment towards promoting clean sport during his recent online meeting with World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Banka. “For years I have worked towards promoting clean sport and now as…
America’s top athletes could be banned from the Olympics and other major international sporting events if the United States follows through on its threat to withdraw funding from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), anti-doping leaders told Reuters. The…
This week’s biggest news was United World Wrestling (UWW) deciding to cancel its events for September and October. This has put a big question mark on the future of world championships which is scheduled for December. Here are…
Abdulrashid Sadulaev has won everything wrestling can offer. He became world champion at the age of 18 followed by Olympic gold medallist at the age of 20. The 24-year-old epitomizes Russia’s wrestling culture at the highest level. His…
United World Wrestling (UWW) has asked wrestlers who have qualified a place at the deferred Tokyo Olympics to complete a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) educational programme. The world governing body said it had selected 500 wrestlers, including top-ranked…