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The Hindu
25-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Indian athlete withdrawn from Asian championships following positive dope test
Two days before they will compete at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea, the Indian athletics team has been forced to withdraw an athlete from the squad following an adverse doping result. An official with the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), who preferred not to be named, confirmed that a member of the Indian 4x400m women's relay squad was prevented from boarding her flight for the Asian Championships following the finding. The athlete in question was subjected to an in competition test at the National Relay championships in Chandigarh last month. She had also set a personal best in the 400m earlier this year. Despite the jolt, India will be hopeful of performing well at the Asian championships, having won a bronze medal in the last edition in Bangkok in 2023. Indian athletes finished with 27 medals - six gold, 12 silver and nine bronze - at the last Asian Athletics Championships, held in Bangkok in 2023. This is the second high-profile case of doping with Indian athletes to come out this month. Last week, Shivpal Singh, a former Asian Championships silver medallist in the men's javelin throw, failed a second dope test and is facing the possibility of an 8 year ban.
Hindustan Times
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Neeraj Chopra's ex-coach slams Shivpal Singh over failed doping test: ‘I'm really pissed off… This is like cheating'
Shivpal Singh reportedly has failed a doping test for the second time in his career, and the Indian Olympiam javelin thrower is set to receive a ban of upto a maximum period of eight years if found guilty. According to an earlier PTI report, Shivpal, who competed at the Tokyo Olympics, returned positive after his urine sample in an out-of-competition test earlier this year. He has been provisionally suspended by the NADA. Reacting to the development, Neeraj Chopra's ex-coach Klaus Bartonietz was left fuming at the 29-year-old. Speaking to PTI, he slammed Shivpal, saying, 'Disappointed? I don't know. But I'm really pissed off. So stupid.' 'It shows that you don't trust in this process. All those who are doping don't trust that they can reach the top by normal nature of training.' The German bio-mechanics expert also said, 'It makes me so angry that they are promoting javelin throw everywhere and coming from a family of javelin throwers and then doing these things.' 'This is like cheating. And carrying the Indian flag proudly, saying Jai Hind, by cheating. I have no word for this. (But) the good thing about the Shivpal story is that, he got caught. So, the system is working,' he added. Earlier in 2021, Shivpal's dope sample returned positive for a steroid in an out-of-compeition test. In August 2022, NADA handed him a four-year ban, beginning from 2021, deeming him guilty. He had to serve the ban till 2025, but succesfully argued before the Appeal Panel that he tested positive due to contaminated supplments. On January 2023, the Appeal Panel accepted his contention and reduced the ban to only one year. He was back in action in April 2023 and bagged bronze at the National Inter-State C'ships in June that year, and also got gold in the 2023 National Games.
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First Post
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.
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.
