India second worst country in WADA's 10-year global study of positive doping cases by minors

India named second worst country in global study of positive doping cases by minors, according to WADA report.

India on January 24 was named as the second worst country in a 10-year global study of positive doping cases by minors conducted by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Russia topped the list, followed by India and China, in the report published by the WADA on Wednesday on the findings of ‘Operation Refuge’, a broad analysis and examination of doping amongst minors in sport.

"Countries with the most positive tests reported against Minors were (in descending order) Russia, India, and China. Countries with the most sanctioned Minors were Russia, India, and China," the WADA said in the report.

"The Prohibited Substances most detected in Minors from those countries were, respectively, Furosemide, Nandrolone (or its precursors), 15 and Clenbuterol.

"The Prohibited Substances most responsible for the sanctions in those countries were, respectively, Furosemide, Stanozolol, 21 and Clenbuterol," the world's anti-doping watchdog said about the three worst countries as far as doping by minors is concerned.

A minor is defined by the WADA Code as a person under the age of eighteen years.

Since 2012, there have been 1,518 Adverse Analytical Findings (Positive Tests) reported against 1,416 Minors, with diuretics, stimulants and anabolic steroids being the most detected substances.