Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu gets four-year ban for failing dope test | More sports News – Times of India
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NEW DELHI: The National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) on Tuesday handed a four-year ban on Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu for failing a dope test last year.Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Sanjita had tested positive for an anabolic steroid -- Drostanolone Metabolite -- which features in the World Anti-doping Agency's (WADA) prohibited list, during the in-competition testing at the National Games in Gujarat in September-October last year.The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) president Sahdev Yadav confirmed the development."Yes, she has been handed a four-year ban by NADA," he told PTI.This is a huge setback for Sanjita, who will be stripped of the National Games silver medal as a result of the positive test.Sanjita had won gold in 48kg ahead of Mirabai Chanu at the 2014 Co...