Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sanjita Chanu fails dope test, provisionally suspended
FirstpostIf Sanjita Chanu is found guilty, she can get a four-year suspension for the offense and also stands to lose her National Games silver. Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu, who won the gold medals at the 2014 Glasgow and the 2018 Gold Coast events in the women’s 48 kg and 53 kg weight category respectively, is among the top sportspersons who have failed a dope test and has been provisionally suspended. Notably, the National Anti-Doping Agency has added more than 20 new names to the list of provisionally suspended athletes since January 2022, and Sanjita, who bagged a silver medal in the 49kg category at the recently held National Games, is one of the names on the list. Meanwhile, three more lifters – Veerjeet Kaur, Poorani Sri, and Ashish are on the list of provisionally suspended athletes, while three kabaddi players Shivam Chaudhary, Rajnesh, and Mohit Pahal, Judoka Navroop Kaur, few wrestlers - Deepanshu, Ravi, Ravi Raj Dhamaraj Chavan, Mahesh KP, Sandeep, sprinters S Dhanalakshmi, Diandra Valladares and hurdler Gudiya are also on the list.