More

    Rugby and Cricket Blacklisted – Daily Mirror – Sri Lanka

    Daily FT
    Sunday Times
    Mirror Edu
    Tamil Mirror
    Lankadeepa
    Middleast Lankadeepa
    Ada
    Deshaya
    Life Online
    Hi Online
    HitAd
    TimesJobs
    E-Paper
    Home delivery
    Advertise with us
    Mobile Apps
    feedback
    Archive
    Print Ads
    WNL Home

    By: Susil Premalal
    All talk, no action as Sri Lanka becomes the breeding ground for doping scenario among athletes.
    In what may be another alltalk and no action or more talk and less action scenario, Deputy Sports Minister Sugath Tillekaratne revealed that 67 toplevel sportsmen and women from 11 sports have been involved in using banned performance-enhancing substances.
    He listed the period from 2011 to 2025 when the doping was rampant and the culprits hailed from cricket, rugby, track and field, cycling, bodybuilding, weightlifting, boxing, wrestling, kabaddi, powerlifting and netball.
    Deputy Minister Tillekaratne told Parliament the highest number of doping violations were recorded in athletics (12), bodybuilding (12), cycling (12) and rugby (7) as confirmed through investigations conducted by the Sri Lanka AntiDoping Agency (SLADA).
    He said some athletes have been driven to use banned substances primarily to demonstrate excellence at national events and to secure international medals.
    He also clarified that in Sri Lanka only track and field athletes are directly penalised for doping offenses while coaches or external parties who may have influenced doping are not subjected to any punishment.
    Deputy Minister Tillekeratne further pointed out that in neighboring countries, both athletes and their coaches are punished for such violations leaving Sri Lanka exposed as a haven for drug cheats.
    His revelations shed light on the ongoing challenge of maintaining clean sport and the need for strict anti-doping regulations to protect the integrity of Sri Lankan athletics and other sports.
    Tillekaratne is an Asian Games 400 metres gold medallist and the questions raised by sports followers is will he also end up as yet another “also ran Sports Minister” like some of his predecessors.
    Reply To:
    NameReply Comment


    Mooney ton rescues Australia in stunning World Cup win over Pakistan
    Energy Minister silent over Daily Mirror report
    Bangladesh clubs to boycott matches over cricket board election
    Rugby and Cricket Blacklisted
    Germany to allow police to shoot down drones
    Bribery Commission acted on political influence: Defence alleges
    CSE pulls back after three weeks of bullish momentum
    ’’Looking forward to participating in NDTV world summit’’: PM Harini
    Monk begins hunger strike in Tangalle over MR’s security
    Long-distance bus quality test begins tomorrow

    source

    Latest articles

    spot_imgspot_img

    Related articles

    Leave a reply

    Please enter your comment!
    Please enter your name here

    spot_imgspot_img