Sprinter Nirmala Sheoran banned for 4 years, stripped of Asian titles

She tested positive for steroids drostanolone and metenolone at a competition back home in June 2018.

October 09, 2019 10:17 pm | Updated 10:18 pm IST - Monaco

Nirmala Sheoran.

Nirmala Sheoran.

Indian sprinter Nirmala Sheoran has been stripped off her two Asian championships gold medals and banned for four years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU).

The AIU came out with the order to ban Nirmala on October 7 for testing positive for steroids drostanolone and metenolone at a competition back home in June 2018.

Nirmala accepted the sanction.

The period of her ban will start from June 28, 2018.

Her results from August 2016 to November 2018 were also disqualified.

Nirmala had won gold medals in the 400m and 4x400m relay at the 2017 Asian Championships in India.

She also ran in both the events at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

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