A seasoned and well-known thrower has tested positive for clomiphene, a drug used to treat infertility in women. Sources said the athlete, a former Asian Games gold medallist, was tested out of competition on February 16 in Gurugram and returned a positive result for clomiphene. According to USA Anti-Doping Agency’s substance profile, to use clomiphene the “athletes may apply for …
From handshakes to contact sports ― athletes touch all the time. The banned substances could still be traced in some of the urine samples trial participants handed in up to two weeks after the doping agents were applied to their skin. There have been several high-publicity cases of athletes who had medals revoked or careers ruined because of positive doping …
Thirty sportspersons and support staff across disciplines were found to be COVID-19 positive after 741 precautionary tests were conducted at the National Centres of Excellence in Patiala and Bengaluru, the Sports Authority of India said on Wednesday. India's men's boxing chief coach CA Kuttappa and shot put coach Mohinder Singh Dhillon are among those who have tested positive for the …
