{"id":239407,"date":"2026-04-20T10:43:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/world-athletics-integrity-unit-designates-india-as-country-having-extremely-high-risk-of-doping\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T10:43:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:43:41","slug":"world-athletics-integrity-unit-designates-india-as-country-having-extremely-high-risk-of-doping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/world-athletics-integrity-unit-designates-india-as-country-having-extremely-high-risk-of-doping\/","title":{"rendered":"World Athletics\u2019 Integrity Unit designates India as country having \u2018extremely high\u2019 risk of doping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"picture verticle\"><picture><!--[if IE 9]><video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1600px)\" sizes=\"960px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/srzyw3\/article70884184.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_1200\/Athletics%20Integrity%20Unit%20logo.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1599px)\" sizes=\"640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/srzyw3\/article70884184.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_1200\/Athletics%20Integrity%20Unit%20logo.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 321px) and (max-width: 767px)\" sizes=\"400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/srzyw3\/article70884184.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_660\/Athletics%20Integrity%20Unit%20logo.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" sizes=\"320px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/srzyw3\/article70884184.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_320\/Athletics%20Integrity%20Unit%20logo.jpg\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"caption\">\n                    India was designated as a country with an \u201cextremely high\u201d risk of doping by World Athletics after topping the list of doping offenders for the past two years, a development which will put the athletes under more stringent anti-doping stipulations.\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content-body-70884169\">\n<div class=\"schemaDiv\" id=\"schemaDiv\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>India was on Monday (April 20, 2026) designated as a country with an &#8220;extremely high&#8221; risk of doping by World Athletics after topping the list of doping offenders for the past two years, a development which will put the athletes under more stringent anti-doping stipulations.<\/p>\n<p>In a decision taken recently by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) Board, Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has been re-categorised from Category B to Category A under Rule 15 of the World Athletics&#8217; Anti-Doping Rules.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"update-publish-time article-published-time-end\">\n<p class=\"publish-time-new\"> Published <span>&#8211; April 20, 2026 04:13 pm IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sport\/athletics\/world-athletics-integrity-unit-designates-india-as-country-having-extremely-high-risk-of-doping\/article70884169.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India was designated as a country with an \u201cextremely high\u201d risk of doping by World Athletics after topping the list of doping offenders for the past two years, a development which will put the athletes under more stringent anti-doping stipulations. 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