Sri Lanka has sacked its entire sports medical unit over allegations that staff were linked to banned steroids used by cricketers and national athletes, officials said Tuesday. Sports Minister Mahindananda Althugamage ordered the complete overhaul of the unit following positive tests for cricketer Upul Tharanga, national rugby players and boxers. "The minister wants to revamp [...]

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Dr. C. Thurairaja, a retired Major General of the Army and a versatile sportsman, has made another first when he became the first Sri Lankan to be appointed to lead the Asian Federation of Sports Medicine (AFSM). The AFSM conducted a Sports Medicine Education seminar at Renuka City Hotel on February 25 and 26 and [...]

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The pharmaceutical industry signed a key cooperation agreement with the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) on Tuesday to bolster early detection of new drugs that could be used for doping in sport. “This is not going to be a cure, but this is going to be another string to our bow,” WADA Director General David [...]

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