Asiad medallist fails dope test, Bajrang's name goes missing

Hangzhou Asian Games bronze medallist Kiran Baliyan figures among some of the top athletes who have tested positive for banned substances and have been provisionally suspended. this has been updated on the website of the National Anti-Doping Agency provisional suspension list as on 11.09.2024.

- INDRANEEL DAS

Interestingly, the name of wrestler Bajrang Punia, who went to court against the NADA suspension, does not figure in the updated list. his name was present in the previous list. in wrestling, young former U23 world championships medallist up and coming grappler, Arju tested positive for stanozolol during an out of competition test. Kiran, who won india’s shot put medal at the Asian Games, tested positive for metandienone, an anabolic androgenic steroid, banned at all times under World AntiDoping Agency prohibited list. the NADA website shows that her samples were collected during the Federation Senior National Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar. She finished second behind Abha Khatua in the final. According to WADA Code, this attracts a four-year ban.