Doping Woes Continue to Hurt Indian Sports as Athletics Coach Gets Life Ban; Powerlifter Suspended
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Doping woes continue to hurt Indian sports as athletics coach gets life ban; powerlifter suspended
Among other prominent names to be sanctioned, Khelo India Games’ gold medal-winning weightlifter Chelsi got a five-year ban while national inter-state bronze-winning sprinter Prakruthi Roopa Rao was provisionally suspended.
Indias doping woes: Coach gets life ban; powerlifter suspended for trafficking banned drugs - The Tribune
Athletics coach Rakesh Kumar was slapped with a life ban for administering prohibited substances, while power-lifter Gaurav Vats was provisionally suspended for possession and trafficking of banned drugs in the latest list of sanctions issued by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) here on Wednesday. Rakesh was suspended last year in March and his ban will […]
Athletics Coach Rakesh Kumar Gets Life Ban From NADA Over Prohibited Substances; Gaurav Vats Suspended For Doping
NADA has handed athletics coach Rakesh Kumar a life ban for administering prohibited substances, while powerlifter Gaurav Vats has been provisionally suspended in a case involving the alleged possession and trafficking of banned drugs. The latest sanctions list also includes athletics sprinter Prakruthi Roopa Rao, who was provisionally suspended after testing positive for Stanozolol and Drostanolone.
Doping scandals are not new in Indian sports, and numerous athletes have been banned for their involvement. However, this is the first instance of a coach being banned.
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