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NADA Hands Manju Bala Five-Year Doping Ban as Panels Issue Multi-Sport Suspensions

The ruling takes effect retroactively from July 10, 2024 following laboratory findings of two prohibited agents.

Overview

  • The ADDP confirmed a five-year suspension for 2014 Asian Games bronze medallist Manju Bala after positives for dehydrochloromethyl-testosterone and LGD-4033.
  • Her case was disclosed by NADA in September 2024, the decision was issued on October 15, and the ban is applied from July 10, 2024.
  • Mohan Saini received a four-year ban starting October 14, 2025, while bodybuilders Gopala Krishnan, Amit Kumar, and Rajvardhan Sanjay Waskar were each banned for six years and Shubham Mahara for four years.
  • Other sanctions in the latest cycle include boxer Sumit for two years, canoeist Nitin Verma for four years, and basketball player Shivendra Pandey for six years.
  • The Anti-Doping Appeal Panel upheld a four-year ban on sprinter Himani Chandel, as NADA frames the actions as part of an ongoing crackdown to enforce global anti-doping standards.