New Delhi, June 6: Cricketer Bhupen Lalwani, weightlifter Ajith Narayana, who had won two bronzes in the recent Asian Championships in Gandhinagar, and wrestler Sahil Jaglan, who took part in Asian Games trials a few days ago, were among several athletes handed provisional suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for failing dope tests.
Women’s 1500m national record holder KM Deeksha was also handed provisional suspension after her dope sample was found to contain Stanozolol, a steroid.
NADA on Saturday issued a list of 24 athletes from various sports who have been handed provisional suspension as of June 3.
One of the few cricketers to have been caught for doping, Lalwani has represented Mumbai and Chhattisgarh in domestic cricket. He switched to Uttarakhand last season. Overall, he has played 25 First-Class matches, three List A and two T20 games. He tested positive for Terbutaline, which is widely used as a bronchodilator for the treatment of asthma but is available in formulations in the market. It is banned both in- and out-of-competition under the World Anti-Doping Agency Code unless pre-approved through Therapeutic Use Exemption.
Interesting case of Jaglan
The case for 19-year-old Jaglan, who tested positive for steroid Stanozolol, is interesting as he competed in the Asian Games selection trials in Lucknow on May 31.
He was tested out-of-competition on March 26 in Lucknow and the NADA informed him about his Adverse Analytical Finding on May 26. He was handed a provisional suspension with immediate effect.
Still, he was allowed to compete in Lucknow five days later. He lost to Deepak Punia. (PTI)
