December 18, 2025
WADA again names India as world’s top sports doping offender
India’s NADA found 260 positives out of 7,113 samples in 2024, WADA said in its annual report A doping control officer attends the women’s ice hockey semi-final between Canada and Russia on February 19, 2018, at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS India has topped the list of global sports drug cheats for the third consecutive year, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said, marking a dubious hat-trick for the country. India’s National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) collected 7,113 urine and blood samples of which 260 tested positive in 2024, the international watchdog said in its annual












