Overview

• NADA’s October 9 update named guide runner Umar Saifi for a positive test for Drostanolone and placed him under provisional suspension.
• The notice cites anti-doping Articles 2.1 and 2.2, with no public disclosure of the testing date or location.
• Simran Sharma’s T12 100m gold and 200m silver from the New Delhi World Para Athletics Championships could be annulled if the violation is confirmed.
• Saifi is entitled to request B-sample analysis and a disciplinary hearing before any final decision on sanctions or medal reallocations.
• The same NADA update added about 30 names, including five minors, sharpening scrutiny of anti-doping oversight in Indian sport.