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NADA’s tip off results in seizure of banned substances | Sport-others News

NADA’s tip off results in seizure of banned substances | Sport-others News

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3 min readApr 24, 2026 10:20 PM IST National Anti-Doping Agency’s (NADA) Intelligence and Investigations (I&I) unit’s tip-off related to prohibited substances resulted in a joint task force seizing multiple prohibited substances including anabolic steroids like stanozolol and methenolone in Najafgarh on Friday. The joint operation was led by Central Food Safety Officers (CFSOs) along with Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) officials. The joint task force confiscated more 2,500 capsules and 11 injectable units of the prohibited substances including steroids. Three hundred Methandienone and 850 Oxandrolone tablets along with 1,500 Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator (SARMs) capsules were recovered from the premises of Gaurav Vats Nutrition. Injections of Adenosine Monophosphate, a prohibited hormone and metabolic modulator that helps endurance, were also among the recoveries. All the seized substances are banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). “We got information from our sources that such things are happening in Najafgarh. After getting the intelligence, we investigated the matter. Our officials brought the sports being sold there and got it tested independently,” a source close …

Priya Ghanghas wins Asian Boxing gold – and Bhiwani has another name to remember | Sport-others News

Priya Ghanghas wins Asian Boxing gold – and Bhiwani has another name to remember | Sport-others News

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Mahendra Ghanghas still remembers the day his youngest daughter Priya walked up to him in 2016 and asked to be enrolled at a boxing academy in Dadri, Haryana — inspired, simply, by seeing another girl head out for training.On Thursday, that quiet moment of resolve came full circle when 20-year-old Priya claimed the 60kg gold at the Asian Boxing Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, defeating North Korea’s Won Un-gyong 3-0 in the final. “It’s her stubbornness and desire to do something that has taken her this far, and will take her further,” said her father. “I knew nothing about boxing — only my construction business. But the moment Priya asked to be enrolled, my wife and I didn’t hesitate for a second.” Bhiwani’s grind For seven years, Priya trained under coach Ravi, a former national champion who also briefly trained Paris Olympics medallist Manu Bhaker, at the Dadri academy, often alongside her elder brother Neeraj. When the pandemic disrupted routines, the family shifted to their native village of Dhanana in Bhiwani district — home to world …

Javelin thrower Sachin Yadav included in RTP of Athletics Integrity Unit | Sport-others News

Javelin thrower Sachin Yadav included in RTP of Athletics Integrity Unit | Sport-others News

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Indian javelin thrower Sachin Yadav has been included in the Registered Testing Pool (RTP) of the World Athletics anti-doping body Athletes Integrity Unit for the first quarter of 2026. He joins double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra as the only Indian athlete present on the list. While Neeraj has been a regular on the list for past five years, Sachin was included after his breakthrough year where he won a silver medal at the Asian Athletics Championships and finished fourth at the World Athletics Championships outperforming Chopra and then World Champion Arshad Nadeem. He recorded his personal best of 86.27m at the competition. Chopra, who has struggled with his fitness, finished eighth in the final ending his long streak of finishing on podium in every tournament he plays in. 26-year-old Sachin has emerged as the next big thing in the Indian javelin after a string of impressive performances in the 2025 season. Currently he is training alongside former Russian World Champion and Indian national coach Sergey Makarov in Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. 2026 is …