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India flagged for extremely high doping risk as athletics integrity unit questions anti doping programme
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Published on 24 April 2026
AIU says domestic anti doping is mismatched
India has been placed on the Athletics Integrity Unit’s list of nations facing an “extremely high” risk of doping, alongside Russia. AIU chair David Howman warned that while the doping situation has long been high-risk, India’s domestic anti-doping programme is not strong enough relative to that threat.
- AIU labels India an extremely high doping risk nation
- India is grouped with other high-risk countries like Russia
- AIU chair cites a weak mismatch in domestic anti-doping quality
- Concern raises pressure for stronger anti-doping enforcement
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