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[ad_1] India registered the highest percentage of failed dope tests among countries which tested more than 2000 samples with South Africa being second in the 2022 Testing Figures Report released by the World Anti-Doping Agency. India tested 3865 samples (urine, and blood combined) during the recorded period, of which 125 returned adverse analytical findings. This amounts to 3.2 per cent of the samples, the WADA said in its report released late on Wednesday.In terms of number of samples tested, India was 11th on the list but the number of doping violations were higher than major sporting nations like Russia (85), USA (84), Italy (73) and France (72).South Africa returned the next highest percentage of adverse findings -- 2.9 per cent from 2033 tested samples.The third place was taken by K...

[ad_1] The smile broadcasting her snowy white teeth amidst the snow of Annapurna Base Camp in the season of the festival of colours tells the story of high-spirited and passionate young trekker Swakriti Insan. It took her only three days to ascend to Annapurna Base Camp from Jinudada, Pokhara, Nepal. Her descent from the ABC was completed in a single day. This is a big milestone but a small fleet in the big trekking career ahead she is currently dreaming of.Standing at a height of 4130m, she plans her next trekking and aspires of reaching mount Everest Base Camp. Swakriti's met the fellow Trekkers from Nepal, Singapore, Spain, USA and many other countries they told that she was filled with enthusiasm throughout the trek and leadeing the big group. She even did not take any break in betwe...

[ad_1] Glimpse of the accident© TwitterFour people were killed and several others including two children injured Sunday when a driver competing in a Hungarian motorsport rally skidded off the road and crashed into spectators, authorities said. According to a police statement, it was not clear why the vehicle taking part in the two-day Esztergom Nyerges Rally in northwestern Hungary veered off the road. The crash occurred near the town of Bajot in the northwestern Komarom Esztergom county close to the Slovakian border and left at least seven injured, police said.At least 4 dead and multiple injured at a local rally event in Hungary.Remember: Motorsport is dangerous. Analyze any possible angles the car may go off when crashing. pic.twitter.com/IWy9vKLzjl— Maxx | F1newsletter.com (@F1_Newsl...

[ad_1] Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused the IOC of racism.© AFPRussia accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Wednesday of "racism and neo-Nazism" over its neutrality rules imposed for Russian Olympians and possible sanctions for athletes who take part in the Kremlin-organised "Friendship Games.""These decisions demonstrate how far the IOC has moved away from its stated principles and slipped into racism and neo-Nazism," foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.More to follow...(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)Topics mentioned in this article [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Olympic chiefs announced Tuesday that Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in this summer's Paris Games under a neutral flag will not be able to take part in the opening ceremony. Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs) from either country "will not participate in the parade of delegations and teams during the opening ceremony since they are individual athletes", IOC director James Macleod said after an executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne. "But an opportunity will be provided to them to experience the event," added Macleod. The AINs will be on site, he said, but not included as passengers on the boat parade on the River Seine on July 26.Macleod said the scenario mirrored that at the 1992 Barcelona Games for "Independent Olympic Participants" ...

[ad_1] Racing Promotions Private Limited (RPPL), led by Hyderabad-based Akhilesh Reddy to host the exhilarating Indian Racing Festival has partnered with JK Tyre, a trailblazer in introducing diverse motorsport sub-cultures in India. This is a landmark moment in Indian motor-racing history, with two of the biggest titans of Indian motorsport coming together to propel the sport to new heights. The Indian Racing Festival 2024, comprising of the Indian Racing League (IRL), the FIA-backed Indian F4 Championship, and JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship (JKNRC) is set to kick-off later this year. The season will span across five rounds for each class, comprising of over ten races throughout the season.As part of the go-to-market approach aimed at promoting motorsport, the promoters have...

[ad_1] Russia's sports minister on Wednesday said Moscow should not boycott the upcoming Paris Olympics despite the severe restrictions on its athletes over the Kremlin's offensive in Ukraine. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) in December suspended Russia from the 2024 Games, but gave the green light for Russian athletes to compete as neutrals as long as they do not actively support the Ukraine campaign. "We should not turn away, close ourselves off, boycott this movement," Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin said according to the state-run TASS news agency."We should as much as possible keep the possibility of dialogue and take part in competitions," he added.Matytsin is not holding his breath for a softening in the IOC's stance when its executive commission meets next week."We will s...

[ad_1] File image of Devendra Jhajharia© TwitterIndian athlete Devendra Jhajharia was elected as the new president of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) on Thursday. The 42-year-old javelin thrower, who has secured three medals at the Paralympics, including two golds and a silver, was elected to the top post of the organisation and has taken over the post from Deepa Malik, a Paralympics silver medalist athlete. The Sports Ministry had in February this year suspended the government recognition of PCI "due to delay in holding the election after the expiry of the term of the executive committee of PCI" and non-compliance with its guidelines.The Sports Ministry had said PCI's decision to hold the election on March 28 "is willful, intentional, and without any valid reason."Following the ...

[ad_1] The Sports Ministry on Tuesday revoked the suspension imposed on the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) after the body initiated the process for its long-pending elections in which multiple-time Paralympic medallist Devendra Jhajharia is set to be elected President. On February 2, the ministry terminated PCI's recognition for "intentional delay to elect a new executive committee" as per the National Sports Code. The PCI had postponed the elections, which should have been held before January 31 this year, to March 28 because of the impending Para Shooting World Cup from March 6-15.After its suspension, the body proposed March 9 as the new date to elect governing body members and began the process of nominations. Most of its top posts are set to be filled without any contest.The mi...