Celebrated Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has examined constructive for prohibited anabolic steroids throughout an out-of-competition testing and has been provisionally suspended.
The urine pattern of the 26-year-old, who completed second in each the 100m and 200m occasions on the 2018 Asian Video games and is the reigning nationwide 100m champion, has returned antagonistic analytical findings (AAF) for ‘andarine’, ‘ostarine’ and ‘ligandrol’, stated a doping management notification on antagonistic analytical findings issued by the Nationwide Anti-doping Company (NADA).
In a letter addressed to Dutee, the AAF notification stated, “I do hereby inform you that your pattern A was examined on the NDTL (Nationwide Dope Testing Laboratory) in accordance with the process set out in WADA’s (World Anti-Doping Company) Worldwide Customary of Laboratories and was returned antagonistic analytical findings as particulars given under.”
The pattern was collected out-of-competition on December 5 final 12 months at Bhubaneswar.
The letter additionally warned Dutee in regards to the potential penalties.
“I do hereby invite you to rigorously learn the contents of this letter which gives vital info as to the potential penalties of the AAF and ensuing disciplinary course of,” the letter added.
Dutee, when contacted, stated she was unaware of the ‘A’ pattern testing constructive. “I have no idea,” she stated.