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. Norway documented the second-highest proportion of positive cases at 1.75%, followed by the U.S. at 1.15%. Of the 260 positive cases in 2024, as many as 76 came from athletics, followed by weightlifting (43) and wrestling (29). The data for the charts were sourced from the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) Report from 2022, 2023 and 2024devyanshi.b@thehindu.co.in

Source: The Hindu December 24, 2025 18:10 UTC