File image of Sanjita Chanu of Manipur on the thirty sixth National Games in Gandhinagar. The two-time Commonwealth Games champion has been handed a four-year ban for failing a dope test
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Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu has been handed a four-year ban by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for failing a dope test final yr.
Sanjita had examined optimistic for an anabolic steroid — Drostanolone Metabolite — that options within the World Anti-doping Agency’s (WADA) prohibited listing, through the in-competition testing on the National Games in Gujarat in September-October final yr.
Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) president Sahdev Yadav confirmed the event.
“Yes, she has been handed a four-year ban by NADA,” he instructed PTI.
This a is a big setback for Sanjita, who shall be stripped of the National Games silver medal because of the optimistic test.
Sanjita couldn’t be reached for her remark.
Sanjita had gained gold in 48kg forward of Mirabai Chanu on the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. At the 2018 version in Gold Coast, she was topped champion within the 53kg class.
The Manipuri nonetheless has the choice to enchantment the choice. However, it’s not positive if she’s going to select to take action.
“I have already experienced this, why will I dope again and go through this again? I don’t know if I want to appeal or not. In both cases I will lose.
“If I enchantment it’s going to take time to clear my identify and I’ll lose out on the possibility to qualify for the Olympics and Asian Games. If I do not I shall be suspended,” she had told PTI in January.
It is not the first time that the 2011 Asian Championship bronze medallist finds herself embroiled in a dope controversy.
She had been banned by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) in 2018 after she tested positive for anabolic steroid testosterone prior to the World Championships in the US in November 2017.
In 2020, the world body, however, dropped the doping charge against Sanjita due to “non-conformities” in the handling of her sample.
“I’ve been on this scenario earlier than. But I’m not capable of perceive how this has occurred. Since that incident, I’ve been very cautious about my weight-reduction plan and every part. I verify my dietary supplements fastidiously and ask if they’re freed from all dope,” she had stated.
