‘How much can we teach the kids? Find the source of doping, stop it from there’: Anju Bobby George | More sports News

NEW DELHI: Anju Bobby George is the epitome of performing on the highest degree after we speak about India in athletics. It took India 19 years to win one other World Championships medal in observe and area, after Anju did it in 2003 together with her long-jump bronze. Neeraj Chopra gained a silver medal final 12 months. However what pains India’s long-jump queen are the short-term good points that younger athletes are lured by thereby getting ultimately caught within the doping internet.

“Doping is against the law. We try onerous, however are usually not (being) in a position to cease (it). NADA (Nationwide Anti-Doping Company) is taking numerous steps, the federation is making an attempt, the federal government is making an attempt for a non-bailable case (legislation). However nonetheless persons are doing that (doping),” the 46-year-old Anju stated on the brand new weekly present – ‘TOI Sport Changers’.
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In January this 12 months, India’s elite sprinter Dutee Chand failed a dope take a look at and was provisionally suspended after some banned anabolic substances have been present in her pattern in an out-of-competition take a look at. Extra lately, in July, runners Archana Suseendran and Anjali Devi have been additionally suspended after their urine samples have been discovered to comprise banned substances.

“(For) Any substance (discovered) in our physique, we’re liable,” stated Anju. “However the factor is that there are another possibilities additionally. Any person can put one thing in your meals, mischief can occur. However in many of the instances, they (athletes) are taking themselves,” the senior vice-president of the Athletics Federation of India additional stated on TOI Gamechangers.
Anju, who additionally runs a basis and mentors long-jump protege Shaili Singh with assist from her husband and coach Robert, stated the lure of “short-term good points” is placing children on the incorrect path.
“For some quick good points, they’re doing this. How a lot can we educate the youngsters? In the event that they wish to do it, they are going to do it. However whereas we (perhaps) cannot fully cease it, in my view, (we should always) discover the supply from the place it’s coming, cease it from there.
“Now (within the web age), anyone can order (something) from wherever. That could be a huge problem.”