“Major issue” - Sports ministry calls for stricter actions as India tops WADA doping list
(SportyTrader): Doping problems among Indian professional athletes have once again reared their ugly head, as the World Anti-Doping Agency released shocking results last week showing that India was the nation with the most offenders for the use of banned performance-enhancing drugs in 2023.
In the Anti-Doping Database we've found the following information based on the text:
Total number of doping cases for India is: 1025
| Sport | # Cases |
|---|---|
| Track and field | 368 |
| Weightlifting | 152 |
| Powerlifting | 84 |
| Wrestling | 70 |
| Bodybuilding | 59 |
| Substance | # Cases |
|---|---|
| Stanozolol | 240 |
| Methandienone | 138 |
| Norandrosterone | 137 |
| Nandrolone | 105 |
| Mephentermine | 97 |
| Methylhexaneamine | 73 |
| Furosemide | 52 |
| Phentermine | 39 |
| Drostanolone | 39 |
| Testosterone | 39 |
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Link to the National Anti-Doping Organization: National Anti-Doping Agency of India
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