400m runner Deepanshi fails dope test, suspended by NADA

New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) NADA has suspended India’s top woman 400m runner Deepanshi for flunking her dope test during the recent National Inter-State Championships, where she won a silver medal.

The 21-year-old Deepanshi had clocked a personal best time of 52.01 seconds to finish second behind Kiran Pahal (50.92) in the women’s 400m final in Panchkula on Friday.

The in-competition urine sample, which was taken on June 27 (either after heat race or semifinal), contained anabolic steroids.

“Yes, she has failed dope test conducted during the National Inter-State Championships and she has been provisionally suspended,” a reliable source told

Source: PTI News

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