Sanjita Chanu might lose her Gold Coast Commonwealth Games gold medal after failing dope test
Other Sports | Jun 01, 2018, 01:46 PM ISTSanjita Chanu might lose her Gold Coast gold medal after being tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid.
Sanjita Chanu might lose her Gold Coast gold medal after being tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid.
International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) said on its website that Sanjita, who had won a gold in the women's 53kg category in the recent Gold Coast CWG, has tested positive for testosterone.
His retirement came just a few months before the Asian Games in Indonesia but he has been on the wane for some time.
Impressed with the performance of the Indian shooting contingent in Gold Coast, ace marksmen Jitu Rai is worried about the adverse effect that non-inclusion of the sport in the 2022 Birmingham Games will have on young talent.
National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) president Raninder Singh on Tuesday said the country must boycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham if shooting sport is not reinstated at the event.
Sindhu, who led the Indian contingent at the glittering opening ceremony which launched the CWG in Gold Coast, was defeated by her compatriot Saina Nehwal in the much-anticipated women's singles summit clash.
Thanks to the lady luck, India concluded their Commonwealth Games 2018 campaign on the third spot with 66 medals, including 26 gold, 20 silver and 20 bronze.
The latest embarrassment comes after the Indian contingent escaped unscathed when a needle was found outside a boxer's room.
India claimed two gold, three silver and a bronze on Thursday, shoring up the overall medal count to 31. However, the country continued to be third on the table behind Australia and England respectively.
The Indian defence remained solid to keep an aggressive Australia at bay, though, passing upfront was not fluent for the Rani-led team.
Mahavir Phogat, whose life story has achieved cult status owing to the success of 'Dangal', was in Gold Coast to watch defending gold-medallist Babita compete in the 53kg category.
Sachin Chaudhary won bronze medal in men's heavyweight event of para powerlifting with 181 points at the ongoing Commonwealth Games.
Heena Sidhu shot a final score of 38, two of the series being perfect fives, to claim the top honours ahead of Australian Elena Galiabovitch (35).
A source in the Indian contingent said the accreditation was issued to this person based on a request from a member of the shooting squad.
Mirabai Chanu (48kg), Sanjita Chanu (53kg), Sathish Sivalingam (77kg), Venkat Rahul Ragala (85kg) and Punam Yadav (69kg) claimed gold, while P Gururaja (56kg) and Pardeep Singh (105kg) fetched silver medals at Commonwealth Games.
Sindhu, who was to captain the side, had sustained the injury during a practice session in Hyderabad before arriving Gold Coast for Games.
The two sides' last Commonwealth Games face-off happened eight years ago in the 2010 Delhi edition and it turned out to be a memorable outing for both for contrasting reasons.
Manoj convincingly thrashed Osita Umeh of Nigeria 5-0 and advanced by a unanimous verdict at the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, Australia.
This is the first time that World No.10 India have lost to Wales -- who are placed 26th in the world rankings -- in a major tournament.
The women's team had last won a Commonwealth Games gold in 2002 followed by a silver in 2006.
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