The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) just released a report on “Rule Violations.”
Highlights:
In 2019, the number of offenders in India grew, placing India among the top three global doping violators.
Bodybuilding, weightlifting, and athletics have all played a role in India’s dismal performance.
In 2019, India reported 152 anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs), accounting for 17% of the global total.
Maximum dope offenders reported from bodybuilding out of all offenders (57).
With 25 ADRVs, weightlifting is the most popular Olympic sport. Athletics (20) and wrestling come as second and third, respectively (10).
Boxing and judo each had four ADRVs. In 2019, four cricketers also signed ADRVs.