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20-05-2025
- Sport
- First Post
Indian javelin thrower faces eight-year ban after failing dope test for the second time
Javelin thrower Shivpal Singh, who had competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, had submitted an out of competition urine sample while training at NIS Patiala earlier this year, which tested positive for a banned substance. read more Indian javelin thrower Shivpal Singh had won silver in the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships besides competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. AP Olympian javelin thrower Shivpal Singh has failed a dope test for the second time in his career, a development which may see him being banned for a maximum period of eight years if found guilty. The 29-year-old, who competed at the Tokyo Olympics, is learnt to have returned positive for a banned substance when his urine sample taken out of competition earlier this year was tested. He was training at the NIS Patiala then. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD He has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). 'Yes, he has tested positive for a banned substance. It's his second dope offence,' a source privy to the development told PTI on conditions of anonymity. More from Sports Why Europa League final in Bilbao has left English fans struggling and UEFA under scrutiny If proven guilty and handed a lengthy ban, Shivpal's career will be as good as over. Under the NADA and WADA rules, an athlete can be banned for a maximum eight years for a second doping offence. Shivpal's best achievement in his career is the silver medal he had won at the 2019 Asian Championships in Doha, where he had thrown his personal best of 86.23m. Earlier in 2021, Shivpal's dope sample had tested positive for a steroid in an out-of-competition test. The Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel of NADA, in August 2022, had handed him a four-year ban beginning from 2021, holding him guilty of committing a doping offence. He was to serve the ban till 2025 but was able to argue successfully before the Appeal Panel of the NADA that 'contaminated supplements' were behind his flunked dope test. The Appeal Panel, in January 2023, accepted his contention and reduced the ban period from four years to just one. He returned to action in April 2023 and won a bronze at the National Inter-State Championships in Bhubaneswar in June that year. He also won gold in the 2023 National Games in Goa. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
NDTV
20-05-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
India's Star Javelin Thrower At Tokyo Olympics Fails Dope Test, Stares At 8-Year Ban
Olympian javelin thrower Shivpal Singh has failed a dope test for the second time in his career, a development which may see him being banned for a maximum period of eight years if found guilty. The 29-year-old, who competed at the Tokyo Olympics, is learnt to have returned positive for a banned substance when his urine sample taken out of competition earlier this year was tested. He was training at the NIS Patiala then. He has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). "Yes, he has tested positive for a banned substance. It's his second dope offence," a source privy to the development told PTI on conditions of anonymity. If proven guilty and handed a lengthy ban, Shivpal's career will be as good as over. Under the NADA and WADA rules, an athlete can be banned for a maximum eight years for a second doping offence. Shivpal's best achievement in his career is the silver medal he had won at the 2019 Asian Championships in Doha, where he had thrown his personal best of 86.23m. Earlier in 2021, Shivpal's dope sample had tested positive for a steroid in an out-of-competition test. The Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel of NADA, in August 2022, had handed him a four-year ban beginning from 2021, holding him guilty of committing a doping offence. He was to serve the ban till 2025 but was able to argue successfully before the Appeal Panel of the NADA that "contaminated supplements" were behind his flunked dope test. The Appeal Panel, in January 2023, accepted his contention and reduced the ban period from four years to just one. He returned to action in April 2023 and won a bronze at the National Inter-State Championships in Bhubaneswar in June that year. He also won gold in the 2023 National Games in Goa.
Deccan Herald
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Deccan Herald
Olympian javelin thrower Shivpal fails dope test, stares at maximum 8-year ban
The 29-year-old, who competed at the Tokyo Olympics, is learnt to have returned positive for a banned substance when his urine sample taken out of competition earlier this year was tested. He was training at the NIS Patiala then.
Hindustan Times
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Olympian javelin thrower Shivpal fails dope test, stares at maximum 8-year ban
New Delhi, Olympian javelin thrower Shivpal Singh has failed a dope test for the second time in his career, a development which may see him being banned for a maximum period of eight years if found guilty. The 29-year-old, who competed at the Tokyo Olympics, is learnt to have returned positive for a banned substance when his urine sample taken out of competition earlier this year was tested. He was training at the NIS Patiala then. He has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency . "Yes, he has tested positive for a banned substance. It's his second dope offence," a source privy to the development told PTI on conditions of anonymity. If proven guilty and handed a lengthy ban, Shivpal's career will be as good as over. Under the NADA and WADA rules, an athlete can be banned for a maximum eight years for a second doping offence. Shivpal's best achievement in his career is the silver medal he had won at the 2019 Asian Championships in Doha, where he had thrown his personal best of 86.23m. Earlier in 2021, Shivpal's dope sample had tested positive for a steroid in an out-of-competition test. The Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel of NADA, in August 2022, had handed him a four-year ban beginning from 2021, holding him guilty of committing a doping offence. He was to serve the ban till 2025 but was able to argue successfully before the Appeal Panel of the NADA that "contaminated supplements" were behind his flunked dope test. The Appeal Panel, in January 2023, accepted his contention and reduced the ban period from four years to just one. He returned to action in April 2023 and won a bronze at the National Inter-State Championships in Bhubaneswar in June that year. He also won gold in the 2023 National Games in Goa.
