The Athletics Integrity Unit has banned Olympian S. Dhanalakshmi, who failed an out-of-competition dope test in Turkey in May, for three years..
The 24-year-old Tamil Nadu athlete is the country’s fastest 100 and 200m runner this year, who had clocked a stunning 22.89s in the 200m in Almaty in June, which got her a spot in the recent World Championships through the world rankings route. She tested positive for metandienone, an anabolic androgenic steroid and a non-specified substance prohibited at all times under the WADA 2022 list, at Antalya on May 1 this year.
