A seasoned and well-known thrower has examined positive for clomiphene, a drug used to deal with infertility in girls.
Sources stated the athlete, a former Asian Games gold medallist, was examined out of competitors on February 16 in Gurugram and returned a positive end result for clomiphene. She has not been provisionally suspended and is allowed to compete.
According to USA Anti-Doping Agency’s (USADA’s) substance profile, to make use of clomiphene the “athletes may apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE), which gives them permission to take a prohibited substance or use a prohibited method for a specified time period.
“Similar to other drugs, clomiphene and its metabolites may persist in an athlete’s body well after treatment has been completed, so it’s important that an athlete apply for a TUE for clomiphene in advance of using this medication, regardless of the reasons for its prescription and use.”
It isn’t clear whether or not the thrower has utilized for TUE.
This is the third time the athlete has examined positive in her profession spanning greater than twenty years.
