The ban will be effective from January 3 this year, the date of the letter by NADA. All her results from the date of sample collection, that is December 5 last year, will stand as disqualified and will include forfeiture of medals, points and prizes.
National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) launched an anti-doping helpline number for athletes and they supported personnel to provide information about anti-doping rules and guidelines.
Notably, Vinesh was among the wrestlers who protested against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh, against whom allegations of sexual harassment were made. The reigning Asian Games champion Phogat was also supposed to be making her return to competitive wrestling at
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur also launched the 'Know Your Medicine' web and mobile application during the inaugural session of the conference. The application will enable the sports ecosystem to check if any prohibited substance is present in medicines and make informed choices about the us
Chanu was tested during the National Games 2022 held in Gujarat in September-October and her tests came back positive for drostanolone, an anabolic-androgenic steroid prohibited by the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA)
Aishwarya won a gold medal in the triple jump during the National Inter-State Championships in June last year, with a leap of 14.14 m establishing a new national record. Following this event, she was tested by NADA officers
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar's ban period will end on the 10th of July 2023 as it was counted from the day the sample was collected which was October 11, 2021.
Dipa Karmakar tested positive for higenamine (S3. Beta-2 Agonists as per the World Anti-Doping Agency prohibited list). The positive sample was collected on behalf of the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) in the scope of an out-of-competition control on 11th October 2021. Higena
A medical report from World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed that the sprinter's A-sample tested positive in 'Adverse Analytical Finding'. The next step will likely be an appeal by the sprinter and a test of her 'B' sample.