Asian indoor shot put medallist Karanveer fails dope take a look at

Asian indoor shot put medallist Karanveer fails dope take a look at [ad_1]

Shot putter Karanveer Singh has examined constructive for doping and he has been dropped from the India squad for the Asian athletics championships beginning in Bangkok on July 12, Athletics Federation of India (AFI) president Adille Sumariwala mentioned on the eve of the contingent's departure.

Karanveer Singh (center) after victory within the Open Throws Competitors earlier this 12 months.

Karanveer examined constructive in a take a look at finished by the Nationwide Anti Doping Company. It isn't clear whether or not the pattern was collected throughout final month's inter-state meet in Bhubaneswar or on the nationwide camp in Nationwide Institute of Sports activities (NIS), Patiala.

The 25-year-old shot putter has been the India No.2, behind Asian file holder Tajinderpal Singh Toor within the final two seasons. On the inter-state meet, Karanveer gained silver together with his season’s greatest throw of 19.78m, ending behind Toor, who bettered his personal Asian file by touching 21.77m. His earlier greatest was 21.49m, achieved two years in the past. Each the shot putters had achieved AFI's qualifying commonplace (19m) for the Hangzhou Asian Video games.

Toor will now be India’s solely shot putter on the Asian Championships.

The constructive take a look at of a prime athlete coming in a busy 12 months of Asian Video games and World Championships is a matter of concern. Final 12 months, plenty of high-profile athletes had failed dope assessments, topped by lady discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur, who took half within the Tokyo Olympics.

In January, considered one of India's prime sprinters Dutee Chand examined constructive in an out-of-competition dope take a look at and was provisionally suspended.

Within the World Anti-Doping Company (WADA) report of 2020 revealed this 12 months, India ranked an undesirable second (59 instances) within the variety of anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs), behind Russia (135).

Karanveer was named within the nationwide camp, from July 1 to September 25, in preparation for main meets this 12 months, together with the Asian Video games.

Karanveer's private greatest got here on the Nationwide Open final October (20.10m). On the Asian Indoor Championships in Astana final 12 months, he bagged silver (19.37m). This 12 months, he gained the Indian Open Throws competitors (19.54m) and a bronze within the Federation Cup.

He crossed 19m seven occasions this season. He's at the moment sixth within the listing of prime Asians this season, led by Toor.

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