Asian champion quarter-miler Nirmala Sheoran's failed dope test hasn't come as a surprise to the Athletics Federation of India with President Adille Sumariwala saying that she was kept out of the Asian Games relay events owing to her dubious whereabouts record.

Apart from Sheoran, middle-distance runners Sanjivani Yadav, Jhuma Khatun, discus thrower Sandeep Kumari, shot putter Naveen have all tested positive for banned substances in tests conducted by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).