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India whitethorn person completed a dubious hat-trick by topping the doping charts successful 2024 but the sports ministry is assured that accrued investigating and efforts astatine dissemination of accusation volition gradually amended things.
As per the latest figures released by World Anti-Doping Agency, India conducted 7113 tests (6576 urine and 537 humor samples) successful 2024 with 260 adverse analytical findings (AAF), accounting for a positivity complaint of 3.6 percent. But ministry officials importune things are improving.
“From astir 4000 tests successful 2019 to much than 7000 tests successful 2024, we are perpetually moving to code the issue. So far, we person already conducted much than 7000 tests this twelvemonth arsenic good with conscionable 110 affirmative cases, which is conscionable implicit 1 percent,” an authoritative explained.
He admitted that authorities jobs were a large inducement for athletes to edifice to abbreviated cuts. “Some of the violations are inadvertent, similar taking an Over-The-Counter medicine without checking the ingredients first, but we are addressing that done apps similar Know Your Medicine. But that would beryllium possibly conscionable 1 percent of the AAFs. Desperation for jobs is simply a large factor.”
Khelo India Beach Games successful Diu
The 2nd Khelo India Beach Games, meanwhile, volition beryllium held from January 5-10, 2026 astatine the Blue Flag Ghoghla Beach, Diu. The Games are expected to witnesser information of much than 800 athletes crossed six competitory disciplines -- soccer, volleyball, sepak takraw, Kabaddi, pencak silat and Open Water Swimming -- on with 2 objection sports, mallakhamb and tug of war.
Sundays connected Cycle anniversary
Marking the archetypal day of the Fit India Sundays connected Cycle, the sports ministry volition beryllium unveiling the Fit India App which volition assistance radical gain c credits and yet currency benefits. The 51st variation of the lawsuit connected December 21 successful Puducherry volition person governmental and sports personalities participating.
