Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra has joined hands with the IOA to promote clean sport and raise awareness about the dangers of doping. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar

Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra has taken the lead in the fight against the menace of doping that plagues Indian sport, with his foundation signing an MoU with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to launch a campaign aimed at educating athletes about its dangers.

At the IOA Athletes’ Forum on Friday, Chopra delivered a video message announcing the initiative between the Neeraj Chopra Foundation and the IOA.

“I have seen how kids want to enhance performance by doping to win big medals. But from my story, I can tell you it took me 10 years to get to the Olympic medal,” he said.

“You need patience to achieve something in sports. I am seeing that it has come down in today’s kids. They want to achieve things quickly, cross 80m in one year. It takes five years to do that.

“Sometimes kids take supplements which might be contaminated. When I was a junior, whenever I heard about doping bans, I used to get so surprised by the time lost. I had promised myself then that I would never take this route,” he added.

India has topped the World Anti-Doping Agency’s annual list of the highest dope offenders for the last three years.

Published on Jun 19, 2026