Updated On: 04 April, 2023 05:04 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
The two-time Commonwealth Games champion had tested positive for an anabolic steroid, Drostanolone Metabolite, that features in the World Anti-doping Agency's (WADA) prohibited list

Sanjita Chanu (Pic: AFP)
Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu faces a four-year ban by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) after failing a dope test last year. The two-time Commonwealth Games champion had tested positive for an anabolic steroid, Drostanolone Metabolite, that features in the World Anti-doping Agency's (WADA) prohibited list, during the in-competition testing at the National Games in Gujarat in September-October last year. Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) president Sahdev Yadav confirmed the development.
"Yes, she has been handed a four-year ban by NADA," he told PTI. This a is a huge setback for Sanjita, who will be stripped of the National Games silver medal as a result of the positive test. Sanjita could not be reached for her comment.