All posts tagged: Doping ban

Novak Djokovic says there’s lack of trust for WADA after Jannik Sinner case

Novak Djokovic says there’s lack of trust for WADA after Jannik Sinner case

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Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic has said that many players in his sport have “lost faith” in anti-doping authorities after the Jannik Sinner incident where the World No 1 was given just a three-month ban for trace amounts of Clostebol in his doping sample. Djokovic said that there was a feeling in tennis that “favoritism” was being shown to the sport’s biggest stars. The 24-time major winner aimed his criticism at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) to overhaul their processes for dealing with doping cases “because the system and the structure obviously doesn’t work.” “Right now there is a lack of trust generally from the tennis players, both male and female, toward WADA and ITIA and the whole process,” Djokovic said at the Qatar Open. “It’s not a good image for our sport, that’s for sure. There’s a majority of the players that I’ve talked to in the locker room, not just in the last few days, but also last few months, that are not happy with the …

Bajrang Punia again suspended by NADA for four years

Bajrang Punia again suspended by NADA for four years

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Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia was suspended for four years by the National Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday for his refusal to provide his sample for a dope test in March. Bajrang was first suspended on 23rd April for four years for the same offense and he was also suspended by the World Governing body UWW. Bajrang had appealed against the provisional suspension and NADA’s Anti-Disciplinary Doping Panel (ADDP) had revoked it on May 31 till NADA issued the notice of charge. NADA, then on June 23 served the notice to the wrestler. Also Read – ‘Ban is not shocking, govt is trying to exact revenge’: Bajrang Punia Bajrang had challenged the charge on July 11 in a written submission following which hearings were held on September 20 and October 4. “The Panel holds that the Athlete is liable for sanctions under Article 10.3.1 and liable for ineligibility for a period of 4 years,” the ADDP said in its order. The suspension means that Bajrang will not be able to return to competitive wrestling and apply for …

Why Maria Sharapova’s Hall of Fame inclusion will continue to annoy

Why Maria Sharapova’s Hall of Fame inclusion will continue to annoy

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Maria Sharapova was recently announced as the next to be inducted into Tennis’ Hall of Fame alongside Bryan brothers. It’s a decision that is extremely polarizing just as the tall Russian’s career was – winning all Slams and failing a drug test. Here we look at the crests and troughs of her career: Sharapova’s Dizzy Start Sharapova burst onto the scene in the early 2000s, and remained a force to reckon with in an era when Serena Williams ruled the courts. She finished and abysmal 2-20 against Serena, but always kept her chin up in a loss, and pushed herself to go from fast courts to winning on clay. Having caught the eye of great Martina Navratilova, she had moved to Florida with her father in 1994 and in 2001, aged 14 turned a pro. Sharapova’s dominating style of play because of her power and height fetched her success and in 2004, she defeated Serena Williams at the Wimbledon for her first Major crown at age 17. Persistent and relentless In 2005, she made the …

Indian track star Parvej Khan provisionally banned for doping

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Indian running sensation Parvej Khan has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after failing a dope test. The 19-year-old middle-distance runner Parvej made it to the headlines recently after his exploits at the NCAA circuit in the United States of America. Parvej might be looking at a maximum ban of four years if he is proven guilty of doping. “Yes, he (Parvej Khan) has been provisionally suspended (by the NADA) after failing a dope test,” a top source privy to the development told PTI on Friday. The date of commencement of the provisional suspension handed by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) is not known. The nature of the banned substance could also not be confirmed. The dope samples returning positive test are likely to be the samples collected during the National Inter-State Championships (June 27 to 30) in Panchkula where he was competing in a domestic event for the first time after 2023. He was hailed as the new Indian track sensation as he became the first from the country to qualify …

Bajrang Punia v NADA and the dope test controversy

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With two bans in the space of two weeks, Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia’s road to the 2024 Paris Olympics looks done and dusted. The Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist was first banned by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for refusing to submit his urine sample for testing and then United World Wrestling banned him for the same. The wrestler explained his side on the social media platform X and claimed that he never refused to provide urine samples. The whole drama started with NADA banning Bajrang Punia on 23rd April after serving a whereabouts failure notice on April 18. The reason provided was that he refused to submit a urine sample for the dope test at the Olympic selection trials in Sonepat in March. While the Doping Control Officer claimed that Bajrang left the venue immediately, the wrestler said that he went to get his knee treated by the doctor present at the SAI Center. This is to clarify that, I have at no stage refused to give my sample for doping control. On 10 March …