WADA is challenging India to clean up doping issues

The World Anti-Doping Agency has reported progress in its fight to clean up India, its worst offender.

India has topped WADA’s list of doping lawbreakers for three consecutive years.

India has the highest positive rate among major nations.

That’s a red flag for the country scheduled to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games and aiming to host the 2036 Olympics.

WADA president Witold Bańka says he's had “fruitful conversations” with the government, India's National Anti-Doping Agency and law enforcement to target doping networks.

NADA says it has increased testing to about 8,000 samples in 2025 though this remains low compared to countries like China, which tests upwards of 15,000 athletes annually.