Shot putter Karanveer Singh has been left out of the Asian athletics championships-bound Indian squad after returning a positive test for a banned substance.
An Athletics Federation of India (AFI) source confirmed the positive result even as details regarding it were not available.
A coach accompanying the Indian athletes said Karanveer, who was third with a throw of 19.05m in the Federation Cup in Ranchi in May and was second with a throw of 19.78m in the Inter-state championships in Bhubaneswar last month, would not be travelling to Bangkok to take part in the Asian championships. “He is on leave,” said the coach.