Doping is the used of banned athletic performance enhancing drug by athlete in competitive sport. Medical test.
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India has recorded the highest number of doping offenders globally for the third consecutive year, according to the latest World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) report. According to the WADA’s 2024 report, India recorded 260 positive doping cases from 7,113 samples— a 3.6% positivity rate as shown in below charts. This figure is more than double of any other nation’s numbers, as no other country exceeded a 1.75% positivity rate in 2024.
Norway documented the second-highest proportion of positive cases at 1.75%, followed by the U.S. at 1.15%. In terms of absolute figures, France registered the next highest volume of violations in 2024 with 91 cases, followed closely by Italy with 85. Russia and the U.S. reported 76 cases each, while Germany and China recorded 54 and 43 cases, respectively.
Published – December 24, 2025 07:00 am IST