Sanjita Chanu won gold medal in Women’s 53 kg weightlifting at Gold Coast. (AP/File) Sanjita Chanu won gold medal in Women’s 53 kg weightlifting at Gold Coast. (AP/File)TWO-TIME Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sanjita Chanu has been provisionally suspended for consuming performance enhancing drugs, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) said in a statement. Reacting to the IWF statement, a top official of the Indian federation defended its star athlete, hinting at foul play. “IWF reports that the sample of Ms Sanjita Chanu Khumukcham has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for Testosterone (S1.1 Anabolic Agents).

Source: Indian Express May 31, 2018 22:52 UTC