NEW DELHI, Aug 6, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - India's anti-doping agency hasprovisionally suspended a 14-year-old swimmer from competing after testingpositive for a banned substance ahead of next month's Asian Games in China. The swimmer, whose name was not disclosed, is among 36 athletes suspended byIndia's National Anti-Doping Agency this year, according to an updated listpublished on the agency's website this week. The minor tested positive for 19-norandrosterone, a banned performance-enhancing steroid that is known to increase muscle strength and help speed uprecovery. This year the US anti-doping agency has suspended three athletes for takingthe substance. India has ranked high in the number of recent doping violations alongsideRussia and Italy, according to a World Anti-Doping Agency report released in2021.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha August 06, 2023 07:03 UTC