NADA Provisionally Suspends Runner Sanjana Singh and Coach in Rare Doping, Trafficking Case
NADA's update cites steroid positives for the 18-year-old, with a trafficking allegation against her coach to be examined in forthcoming hearings.
Overview
- Sanjana Singh was provisionally suspended after testing positive for the anabolic steroids methandienone and oxandrolone, according to NADA’s December 2 update.
- An athletics coach listed only as Sandeep was also provisionally suspended for trafficking or attempted trafficking of prohibited substances.
- PTI reports the suspended coach is Sandeep Maan, who trains Sanjana in Rohtak, with the official NADA listing providing only the first name.
- News18 reports this is the first time NADA has alleged trafficking by a coach, noting earlier coach sanctions involved complicity rather than supply.
- The same NADA update details further actions: Himanshu Rathi for mephentermine, Sheena Varkey accepting a three-year ban for Ligandrol, Basanti Kumari for 19-norandrosterone, and weightlifter Sankar Logeswaran for drostanolone.