Discus thrower Baljinder and sprinter Parveen flunk dope test
Both athletes have not been selected for the Asian Games
Both athletes have not been selected for the Asian Games
Both athletes have not been selected for the Asian Games
Both athletes have not been selected for the Asian Games
National Inter-State Championships silver-medallist discus thrower Baljinder Singh from Punjab and sprinter Parveen from Haryana have tested positive for banned substances, and have been handed provisional suspension.
Baljinder had won a discus throw silver in the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Guwahati in June with an effort of 56.83m.
Parveen is also a medallist from an interstate meet with podium finish in the 200 and 400 metre events.
The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) collected the dope sample, which tested positive, in this Guwahati meet.
Both athletes were not selected for the Asian Games and they were also non-campers.
“Baljinder has tested positive for a banned substance and he has been put under provisional suspension. He will now decide whether to go for confirmatory B sample test or not,” a source close to the athlete told PTI.