The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has suspended hammer thrower Rachna Kumari for 12 years for a second anti-doping rule violation. Rachna returned constructive outcomes for a number of anabolic androgenic steroids in samples collected out of competitors at Patiala on September 24 and on November 1 on the National Games final 12 months.
Rachna had earlier served a four-year suspension from 2015 to 2019. Her present suspension started on November 24.
In one other doping case, quarter-miler Nirmala (*12*) has been handed an eight-year suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for a second doping violation. She reportedly examined constructive for anabolic androgenic steroids and testosterone. She was earlier suspended for 4 years in 2018.
