New Delhi: Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur, who rose to fame for her performances in the Tokyo Olympics, has been suspended for three years for using the illegal chemical Stanozolol, informed the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU).
“The AIU has banned Kamalpreet Kaur of India for 3 years for the Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Stanozolol), starting from March 29 2022. DQ results from March 7 2022,” the AIU said in a statement.
Kamalpreet was placed sixth at the Tokyo Games. She had achieved a national record of 65.06m in the run-up to the Olympics in Tokyo last year.
She qualified for the final in Tokyo by placing second, and with the best throw of 63.70 metres, she came in sixth place.
It is worth mentioning, Kamalpreet had been temporarily suspended in May 2022 after testing positive for the steroid in a sample taken from her by the AIU.
