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13 medallists tested positive in National Games
New Delhi, Apr 08: In yet another case of drug abuse in sports, the Indian Olympic Association today disclosed that 13 medal winners, including five gold medallists, tested positive for banned drugs at the last national games in Hyderabad and one of them has earned a life ban.
New Delhi, Apr 08: In yet another case of drug abuse in sports, the Indian Olympic Association today disclosed that 13 medal winners, including five gold medallists, tested positive for banned drugs at the last national games in Hyderabad and one of them has earned a life ban.
Rower Lakshman Singh, who won a bronze in single sculls, was today slapped with a life ban by the rowing Federation of India after his `B` sample also tested positive for nandrolone conducted at the SAI laboratory here.
Giving details of "positive" results for banned substances in `A` samples, Indian Olympic Association secretary general Randhir Singh told reporters that "there were 22 positive tests of the 464 samples tested including 9 athletes who were tested at random."
"All the federations have been given time till April 21 to come out with reports and the IOA medical commission will meet two days later and release the names of all the athletes who tested positive," he said.
"The federations have been given time to complete the formalities including requests from athletes to conduct the `B` sample test," said Randhir Singh, also a member of the world anti doping agency and International Olympic Committee.
He also said the `A` and `B` samples of one of the weightlifters tested positive but declined to give further details saying "it would be unfair to the concerned athletes."
It is believed that among the remaining 21 there are eight athletes, seven weightlifters, three boxers and one each from cycling, swimming and volleyball.
Bureau Report
Giving details of "positive" results for banned substances in `A` samples, Indian Olympic Association secretary general Randhir Singh told reporters that "there were 22 positive tests of the 464 samples tested including 9 athletes who were tested at random."
"All the federations have been given time till April 21 to come out with reports and the IOA medical commission will meet two days later and release the names of all the athletes who tested positive," he said.
"The federations have been given time to complete the formalities including requests from athletes to conduct the `B` sample test," said Randhir Singh, also a member of the world anti doping agency and International Olympic Committee.
He also said the `A` and `B` samples of one of the weightlifters tested positive but declined to give further details saying "it would be unfair to the concerned athletes."
It is believed that among the remaining 21 there are eight athletes, seven weightlifters, three boxers and one each from cycling, swimming and volleyball.
Bureau Report