India tops World Anti-Doping Agency list as worst dope offender for third straight time

Key facts

• India recorded 260 adverse analytical findings (AAFs) in 2024, the highest among nations that conducted 5,000 or more tests.
• India's positivity rate stood at 3.6 per cent, based on 7,113 tests conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (Nada).
• France tested 11,744 samples and recorded 91 anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs), a 0.8 per cent positivity rate.
• Russia had 76 ADRVs from 10,514 samples, a 0.7 per cent rate.
• China recorded 43 dope failures with a 0.2 per cent positivity rate from 24,214 samples.
• The US anti-doping agency conducted 6,592 tests and had a positivity rate of 1.1 per cent.