India Kabbadi players fail doping test

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Nine Kabbadi players in India have tested positive for a banned substance, bringing the number of failed tests up to to 19 out of 50 over a month.

The tests were being carried by India's National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) ahead of next month's Kabbadi World Cup tournament in the state of Punjab.

Analysts say doping has become a major issue in India and authorities have had to impose stern testing regimes.

In July several Indian track and field athletes failed routine drugs tests.

Those athletes denied taking steroids and said that vitamin pills may have been to blame for the positive tests.

The samples with prohibited substances were taken during selection trials ahead of the second kabbadi World Cup tournament to be held in Punjab.

India's anti-doping agency decided to test every single player participating in the event. All those who tested positive have been suspended, the agency said.

Kabbadi is a very popular sport across South Asia. It involves two seven-member teams and in the game one "raider" enters the opposing team's half of a pitch to wrestle or tag opponents before returning back to his side.

But while he is "tagging" his opponents he has to hold his breath and chant "kabbadi kabbadi".

Boys i dont mind you taking drugs etc but for a game of kabbadi??? And you still lost?

[Areesh]

Hahahahaha.

[Last Hope]

Though they cheated, they still went home without victory.
Trying hard eh?

They gave the Gold medal to Pakkis!

[lem34]

Nine Kabbadi players in India have tested positive for a banned substance, bringing the number of failed tests up to to 19 out of 50 over a month.

The tests were being carried by India's National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) ahead of next month's Kabbadi World Cup tournament in the state of Punjab.

Analysts say doping has become a major issue in India and authorities have had to impose stern testing regimes.

In July several Indian track and field athletes failed routine drugs tests.

Those athletes denied taking steroids and said that vitamin pills may have been to blame for the positive tests.

The samples with prohibited substances were taken during selection trials ahead of the second kabbadi World Cup tournament to be held in Punjab.

India's anti-doping agency decided to test every single player participating in the event. All those who tested positive have been suspended, the agency said.

Kabbadi is a very popular sport across South Asia. It involves two seven-member teams and in the game one "raider" enters the opposing team's half of a pitch to wrestle or tag opponents before returning back to his side.

But while he is "tagging" his opponents he has to hold his breath and chant "kabbadi kabbadi".

Boys i dont mind you taking drugs etc but for a game of kabbadi??? And you still lost?

They were incredible vitamin pills.

[newdelhinsa]

The tests were being carried by India's National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).

I hope other Asian countries do test their players as well, like India does domestically.

[lem34]

I hope other Asian countries do test their players as well, like India does domestically.

for vitamins?

[eiffe]

Friends this is funny. They tested positive and lost to Pakistan. Why did they do it when they have beaten Pakistan
every time be it in World Cups or Asian Games. This proves doping is not meant for Indians.

Nine more Indian kabaddi players tagged in doping sweep | Sport | DAWN.COM

Cheers

[newdelhinsa]

Though they cheated, they still went home without victory.
Trying hard eh?

They gave the Gold medal to Pakkis!

Do you know if they were the same players who played in Pakistan?

[lem34]

Though they cheated, they still went home without victory.
Trying hard eh?

They gave the Gold medal to Pakkis!

yea but the indians got silver as they are only two nations involved in this men touching men sport

[Malik Abdullah]

even with steroids they cudnt defeat us...Pakistan rox

[lem34]

even with steroids they cudnt defeat us...Pakistan rox

yaar they were incredible vitameeens

[Shinigami]

India Kabbadi players fail doping test conducted by india a month before the world cup

was any such thing done for pakistanis?

[Windjammer]

Well if not "Kabbadi Kabbadi"....they can be selected to play "Luddi Luddi" now.

[lem34]

India Kabbadi players fail doping test conducted by india a month before the world cup

was any such thing done for pakistanis?

Off topic mate stop being obsessed with pakistanis. This is about incredible indian kabbadi team

[Malik Abdullah]

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yaar they were incredible vitameeens

India is a weak and malnourished nation so they shud be allowed to use 'incredible vitameeens' in national and international games