NEW DELHI,:

Indian sport is battling to shake off its reputation for being one of the world's worst doping offenders as the .

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has raised concerns about the number of Indian competitors taking performance-enhancing drugs and so too has the country's best-known athlete.

The 2021 Olympic javelin champion Neeraj Chopra made a blunt admission earlier this year.

"Doping is a big problem in India among our athletes," he told local media, saying they instead should "eat well, rest well and work hard".

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) last month formed a new anti-doping panel after the IOC flagged India's poor record.

The government has passed a new national anti-doping bill aiming to tighten enforcement, expand testing facilities and "ensure the

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