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AFI announces whistle-blower policy against doping and age fraud in athletics

March 17, 2023 8:27 pm

The AFI said it decided to strengthen "its war against doping and age fraud" to ensure integrity of the sport during its Executive Committee meeting held a few days ago at Kaziranga in Assam.

Sumariwalla claims he has been "appointed" IOA president, secy gen dismisses it

August 28, 2022 12:07 am

Last December, the IOA had formed a six-member committee to look into the amendments to be made to its constitution before holding elections, in order to align it with the National Sports Code.

Despite Neeraj Chopra's gold, Covid-19 scare keeps top javelin coaches away

May 07, 2022 3:53 pm

Chopra is currently training in Turkey with coach Dr Klaus Bartonietz, a biomechanics expert. But AFI believes that a core group of youngsters with promise needs a foreign hand to guide them during the next Olympic cycle if India wants to become a javelin nation.

Anti-doping: Athletics chief Sumariwalla says jail terms for dopers and guilty coaches will be strongest deterrent

May 07, 2022 3:54 pm

"People ask what more can we do to prevent doping. I think everyone will become responsible, including the coaches, if we criminalise doping," Sumariwalla added.

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A Dronacharya will have no value when a foreign coach returns home after five years: Adille Sumariwalla

June 06, 2020 1:53 pm

AFI has nominated its deputy chief coach Radhakrishnan Nair for the Dronacharya award. AFI president Adille Sumariwalla makes a case for Nair, who counts among his trainees star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra.