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Tag: National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA)

Kiren Rijiju starts NADA app to assist athletes to stay updated on banned substances

June 30, 2020
Kiren Rijiju
  • Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on 30th June released National Anti-Doping Agency’s first mobile app to give data about banned substances and their inadvertent use, calling the initiative a significant step towards dope-free sports.

Indian runner Jhuma Khatun banned for doping.

April 28, 2020
Jhuma Khatun
  • India’s middle distance runner Jhuma Khatun tests positive for dehydrochloromethyl testosterone, a steroid. Due to this she has been banned for four years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of World Athletics.
  • She was tested positive by National Anti Doping Agency (NADA)

NADA bans Women weightlifter Sarbjeet Kaur for 4 years

January 9, 2020

Indian women weightlifter Sarbjeet Kaur has been banned for 4 years from the sport by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA). This ban was imposed on her for involving in doping violation. The sample of Sarbjeet was collected during 34th Women Senior National Weightlifting Championship held at Vishakhapatnam. The Agency found her guilty of anti-doping rule violation.

According to NADA, her sample had presence of prohibited substance namely — Di-hydroxy-LGD-4033 (LGD 4033 METABOLITE), Selective Androgen Receptor Modulations (SARM), and Ostarine (Enobosarm). Sarbjeet had previously won the 71kg event at the women’s national weightlifting championships in February last year.