Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu has been passed a four-year ban by means of the National Anti Doping Agency’s (NADA) Disciplinary Panel for failing a dope check remaining 12 months.
The 29-year-old had examined certain for an anabolic steroid — Drostanolone Metabolite — that includes within the World Anti-doping Agency’s (WADA) prohibited record. Her dope pattern used to be amassed in-competition on September 30, 2022 throughout the National Games in Gujarat remaining 12 months.
“….it’s held that the Athlete has violated Article 2.1 & 2.2 of the NADA ADR, 2021, she is hereby sanctioned with an ineligibility of 4 (04) years as consistent with Article 10.2.1 of the NADA ADR, 2021, The three-member NADA Anti-Doping Disciplinary panel headed by means of Chaitanya Mahajan stated within the order.
Sanjita’s ban will begin from November 12, 2022, the date of her provisional suspension.
“The period of ineligibility shall commence from the date of provisional suspension ie,12.11.2022. It shall be noted that the athlete has failed to satisfy the panel that the ADRV was non-intentional as per Article 10.2.1.1 of the NADA ADR, 2023.”
This a is a big setback for Sanjita, who shall be stripped of the National Games silver medal on account of the certain check.
“As per Article 10.10 of the NADA ADR, 2021, the athlete is hereby disqualified of all of the individual results obtained in the said Event with all Consequences, including forfeiture of all medals, points and prizes since 30-09-2022,” the order, dated March 31, learn.
Sanjita, who represented herself within the disciplinary panel hearings, may now not be reached for her feedback.
Sanjita had received gold in 48kg forward of Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Mirabai Chanu on the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. At the 2018 version of the CWG in Gold Coast, she used to be topped champion within the 53kg class.
The Manipuri has the approach to enchantment in opposition to the verdict of the disciplinary panel. She can do this by means of drawing near the appeals panel of the NADA inside of 21 days from the date of receipt of the verdict.
During the listening to, Sanjita had denied deliberately taking any prohibited substance and submitted that she had taken all due care and warning whilst eating meals and dietary supplements.
The panel stated that “the present case appears to be a case of systematic doping where the prohibited substance was used by the athlete”.
“In the absence of any medical evidence that the athlete has consumed such prohibited substance through adulterated food, supplement or medicine, the only reasonable conclusion (is) that the athlete has intentionally consumed said prohibited substance to enhance strength and power,” the panel , which additionally has former India hockey ahead Jagbir Singh and RK Arya as its individuals, dominated.
It isn’t the primary time that the 2011 Asian Championship bronze medalist unearths herself embroiled in a dope controversy. She were banned by means of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) in 2018 after she examined certain for the anabolic steroid testosterone previous to the World Championships in the United States in November 2017.
In 2020, the sector frame, alternatively, dropped the doping rate in opposition to Sanjita because of “non-conformities” within the dealing with of her pattern.
“I have been in this situation before. But I am not able to understand how this has happened. Since that incident (relating to IWF), I have been very careful about my diet and everything. I check my supplements carefully and ask if they are free of all dope,” she had informed PTI in January after she failed the dope check for which she has been passed a four-year ban.
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