Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur banned for 3 years for utilizing prohibited substance

Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur has been handed a three-year ban for using a prohibited substance (Stanozolol). According to an Athletics Integrity Unity (AIU) assertion, the Indian athlete’s ban might be in impact from 29 March 2022.

“On 28 March 2022, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory in Lausanne, Switzerland reported an Adverse Analytical Finding in the Sample for the presence of Stanozolol metabolites,” AIU within the assertion stated.

Kaur, 26, grew to become an in a single day star after ending sixth on the Tokyo Olympics and the one Indian girl to interrupt the 65 metres barrier however she was provisionally suspended after testing optimistic for Stanozolol, a banned anabolic steroid, in May 2022.

Kamalpreet was a part of the nationwide camp carried out by the Athletics Federation of India and in addition was included within the Target Olympic Podium Scheme.