Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu, who won the gold in the 2018 Commonwealth Games has failed the dope test, said the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).
The Manipuri weightlifter has tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid and she has been provisionally suspended, the federation said. Sanjita Chanu will lose her gold medal if the findings are confirmed.
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At the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, Sanjita Chanu lifted a total of 192kg (84kg + 108kg) to claim the gold in the 53kg category ahead of Papua New Guinea's Loa Dika Toua, who finished with 182kg (80kg + 102kg) for a silver. The bronze medal went to Canada's Rachel-LeBlanc-Bazinet (81kg+100kg).
The IWF said on its website that Sanjita Chanu has tested positive for testosterone. "IWF reports that the sample of Ms. Sanjita Chanu Khumukcham (IND) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for Testosterone (S1.1 Anabolic Agents). As a consequence, the Athlete is provisionally suspended in view of a potential anti-doping rule violation," IWF said.
"In any case where it is determined that the Athlete did not commit an anti-doping rule violation, the relevant decision will also be published," the IWF added.
No details, such as the dates of the dope test sample collection, were revealed. The IWF said "it will not make any further comments on the case until it is closed".
Sanjita Chanu had won the gold in the 48kg category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
(With PTI inputs)