Overview
- WADA’s 2024 Testing Figures show 260 adverse analytical findings from 7,113 tests, a 3.6% positivity rate that leads all nations with 5,000-plus samples.
- Most positives came from athletics (76), weightlifting (43) and wrestling (29), with wrestling recording the highest sport-level positivity in India.
- Comparative rates underline the gap: China ran 24,214 tests at 0.2% positivity, the US 6,592 at 1.1%, and Russia 10,514 at 0.7%.
- NADA says stronger detection, expanded education and new tools drove the numbers, and its preliminary 2025 data show 7,068 tests with 110 AAFs for 1.5% positivity.
- The IOC has flagged India’s record as a concern for event-hosting ambitions, as the government and IOA roll out an anti-doping bill, a new panel, workshops and supplement-testing tie-ups.