India is battling to shake off its reputation for being one of the world's worst doping offenders as the country pushes an ambitious bid to host the 2036 Olympics.

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 Olympian.

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