The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Friday announced that they have added the painkiller tramadol to the list of banned substances for athletes in events from 2024 and has maintained its prohibition on cannabis after the Executive Committee (ExCo) held its second meeting of the year in Sydney, Australia.
Kiren Rijiju also highlighted the readiness of India's National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) to conduct tests as per the guidelines issued by WADA.
The Chinese Swimming Association (CSA) subsequently said that the 1500m freestyle world record-holder is "still serving (his) suspension.
Rijiju said there is a need to promote a culture of clean sports in India so that the image of the country is not tarnished when athletes are caught for doping abroad.
The decision came after Russia's Anti Doping Agency (RUSADA) was declared non-compliant for manipulating laboratory data handed over to investigators in January this year.
Under the latest recommendations, some Russians without a history of doping could be cleared to compete in major international events as neutrals.
Sun also criticised what he called injustice and unfair treatment meted out to Chinese athletes at a public hearing held by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Montreux, Switzerland.
The head of the Russian doping agency, RUSADA, has written to WADA before the global body's executive committee meets on Tuesday when recommendations on Russia's compliance in the long-running doping saga are set to be discussed.
"This is a major breakthrough for clean sport," said WADA President Craig Reedie.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) reported on Wednesday that it had decided to extend its inspection visit to the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA)'s laboratory but denied that Russia had imposed new obstacles to its work.
