Overview
- The ADDP confirmed a five-year suspension for 2014 Asian Games bronze medallist Manju Bala after positives for dehydrochloromethyl-testosterone and LGD-4033.
- Her case was disclosed by NADA in September 2024, the decision was issued on October 15, and the ban is applied from July 10, 2024.
- Mohan Saini received a four-year ban starting October 14, 2025, while bodybuilders Gopala Krishnan, Amit Kumar, and Rajvardhan Sanjay Waskar were each banned for six years and Shubham Mahara for four years.
- Other sanctions in the latest cycle include boxer Sumit for two years, canoeist Nitin Verma for four years, and basketball player Shivendra Pandey for six years.
- The Anti-Doping Appeal Panel upheld a four-year ban on sprinter Himani Chandel, as NADA frames the actions as part of an ongoing crackdown to enforce global anti-doping standards.