Haryana sprinter Dharambir Singh, who was barred from representing the country in the Rio Olympics at the last minute for failing a dope test, has been slapped with an eight-year ban by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
The 200-metre runner had returned positive for an anabolic steroid in an in-competition test conducted by the NADA during the Indian Grand Prix meet in Bengaluru on July 11.
Since this was his second dope-related offence, the NADA Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel has handed him a lengthier ban of eight years.
“Dharambir has been handed an eight-year ban by the NADA panel since this was his second offence. NADA has intimated the ban on Dharambir to IAAF and WADA,” a top source said.
The 27-year-old was earlier stripped of his gold medal won in the 100m race during the National inter-State Championships in 2012 for evading a mandatory dope test.
Dharambir had breached the 200m Olympics entry standard of 20.50 secs by clocking 20.45 secs — a National record — in the fourth Indian Grand Prix in Bengaluru on July 11, the last day of qualification, which was hastily arranged by the Athletics Federation of India to give the athletes a chance to make it to the Rio Games. — PTI
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