Will go by law, says AFI chief Sumariwala on Olympian’s national record
Will go by law, says AFI chief Sumariwala on Olympian’s national record
National record holder discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur, who finished sixth at last year’s Tokyo Olympics, has been suspended for three years by the Athletics Integrity Unit for failing a dope test.
Kamalpreet was kicked out of the competition on March 7 this year in Patiala and her urine sample showed the presence of Stanozolol, a non-specified substance banned at all times by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
This should have given the 26-year-old a four-year ban, but she was given a one-year reduction in ineligibility based on early admission of an anti-doping rule violation and acceptance of sanction after receiving a notice. charge on 7 september
His three-year ban began on March 29, 2022 (the date of the provisional suspension) and from March 7 all his results, awards, medals and prize money would be forfeited. With this she will be ruled out of next year’s Asian Games and 2024 Paris Olympics.
Kamalpreet had made astonishing progress in 2021 and in June last year, he bettered his own national record to 66.59m. So will that record end?
Athletics Federation of India president Adil Sumariwala said, “It will run as per the law.” Hindu,
procedure followed
When his sample was taken on March 7 this year, Kamalpreet made several revelations in the declaration section of the doping control form. The AIU informed her of the adverse analytical findings on March 29, and a few days later, the discus thrower wanted several protein supplements she normally consumes to be analyzed at a New Delhi WADA-accredited laboratory. One of them confirmed the presence of stanozolol in the protein supplement.
But AIU was not convinced as Kamalpreet could not find a sealed bottle of protein supplement from the same batch. And on 7 September the AIU issued a notice of charge to the athlete.
Kamalpreet joins a long list of top athletes who have been suspended for doping in the past year or two, a list that includes India’s No. 2 javelin thrower Shivpal Singh, Asian Games 4x400m relay gold medalist MR. Poovamma, runner S Dhanalakshmi and . Discus thrower Navjit Kaur Dhillon.