AIU suspends sprinter Dhanalakshmi for three years

AIU suspends sprinter Dhanalakshmi for three years

Country’s fastest woman sprinter gets a reduced ban after admission of doping violation Country’s fastest woman sprinter gets a reduced ban after admission of doping violation The Athletics Integrity Unit has banned Olympian S. Dhanalakshmi, who failed an out-of-competition dope test in Turkey in May, for three years.. 🚨BREAKING AIU suspends Dhanalakshmi Sekar for three […]

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Dhanalakshmi and Aishwarya caught in doping net

Dhanalakshmi and Aishwarya caught in doping net

When S. Dhanalakshmi clocked a very impressive 11.26s (joint second in India’s all-time list) for the 100m recently in Turkey and then followed it up with a sterling 22.89s 200m in Kazakhstan, many were stunned. Equally stunning were B. Aishwarya’s 14.14m triple jump, which broke Mayookha Johny’s 11-year-old National record and made her this year’s […]

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Commonwealth Games-bound sprinter Dhanalakshmi, triple jumper Aishwarya Babu fail dope test

Commonwealth Games-bound sprinter Dhanalakshmi, triple jumper Aishwarya Babu fail dope test

Two Commonwealth Games-bound athletes, sprinter S. Dhanalakshmi and triple jumper Aishwarya Babu, have returned positive for banned drugs, as dope shame struck Indian athletics just a few days ahead of the multi-sport event. Both have been ruled out of the upcoming July 28 to August 8 Birmingham Games and have been handed provisional suspensions. The […]

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Last-minute flyer Eldose Paul gets lucky with 10-year US visa

Last-minute flyer Eldose Paul gets lucky with 10-year US visa

Six-month visa for Sreeshankar, Aldrin and Chithravel; Dhanalakshmi explains reasons for missing Worlds Six-month visa for Sreeshankar, Aldrin and Chithravel; Dhanalakshmi explains reasons for missing Worlds Despite running around for a few days in New Delhi for his visa and then a late dash to the USA for the World Athletics Championships, which began in […]

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