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August 9, 2026

Athletes suspended or doping

  • The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has suspended hammer thrower Rachna Kumari for 12 years for a second anti-doping rule violation.
    • Rachna returned positive results for multiple anabolic androgenic steroids in samples collected out of competition at Patiala on September 24 and on November 1 at the National Games last year.
    • She had earlier served a four-year suspension from 2015 to 2019.
  • In another doping case, quarter-miler Nirmala Sheoran has been handed an eight-year suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for a second doping violation.
    • She reportedly tested positive for anabolic androgenic steroids and testosterone.
    • She was earlier suspended for four years in 2018.

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