Quartermiler Nirmala Sheoran Faces 8-Year Ban For Second Doping Violation

India's sprinter, Nirmala Sheoran had returned to competition during the National Inter-State Championships in June last year after serving a four-year ban for a dope offence in 2018 and in 2024 she faces it again for 8-Years

(Photo: X|@IndiaSports)
Indian Sprinter Nirmala Sheoran. (Photo: X|@IndiaSports)
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India's quartermiler Nirmala Sheoran has been handed an eight-year ban by National Anti-Doping Agency's (NADA) Disciplinary Panel after she returned positive for a banned substance in a test conducted last year. (More Sports News)

The 28-year-old Sheoran had returned to competition during the National Inter-State Championships in June last year in Bhubaneswar after serving a four-year ban for a dope offence in 2018.

In an order passed by the NADA's Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel on December 27 and revealed only on Thursday, Sheoran has been banned for eight years, starting from August 7, 2023.

She had tested positive for "Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS) and Testosterone (T)" according to the NADA website, which mentioned only her first name -- Nirmala.

This would mean that her sample which returned positive was not related to the National Inter-State Championships but collected later.

The eight-year ban will also mean that Sheoran's career will be as good as over, unless she gets a favourable decision on appeal, if at all she takes that route.

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