Inderjeet Singh, a shot putter, has failed a dope test as his ‘A’ sample returned positive for a banned substance. The reigning Asian Champion, tested positive for a banned steroid.
In an in-competition test in 2005 at Incheon, discus thrower Anil Kumar tested positive for norandrosterone and was banned for two years.
Prior to the Asian Athletics Championship in Kobe, Japan, sprinter Ashwini Akkunji tested positive for anabolic steroids. She was dropped from the event, and later received a lighter sentence. She is now a part of the 4X400 relay team bound for Rio.
Mandeep Kaur, an Asian gold medallist, also tested positive for anabolic steroids. Six of her teammates at the 2010 Commonwealth Games failed doping tests and this led to their coach being fired.
India’s Olympic buildup was dealt a huge blow as Narsingh Yadav, who was selected ahead of the celebrated Sushil Kumar, failed a dope test.
Seema Punia, a discus thrower also tested positive for a steroid prior to the 2006 Asian Games.
Sini Jose, another sprinter, was provisionally suspended by NADA after flunking dope test for anabolic steroid.
Sourabh Vij, a shot putter too failed a dope test ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. This time, six others too failed the test.