Athletics Integrity Unit bans two extra Indian athletes

Indian long-distance runners Pradhan Kirulkar and Vivek Extra have been banned for 3 and 5 years respectively by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after they examined constructive for prohibited substances.

Each athletes’ constructive outcomes had been from in-competition checks carried out in the course of the Pune Half Marathon on December 15, 2024, including to a latest surge in doping circumstances involving Indian athletes.

On Tuesday, Archana Jadhav additionally examined constructive for a banned substance from a urine pattern collected throughout the identical occasion. She has been banned for 4 years.

Kirulkar’s urine pattern collected throughout Pune Half Marathon in December final 12 months, which he had gained with a time of 1:04:22, was discovered to include Meldonium when examined on the Nationwide Dope Testing Laboratory in New Delhi.

His ban interval was to be 4 years nevertheless it was lowered by one 12 months following his early admission of the doping offence and acceptance of sanction.

His ban interval has already began from February 19 and his outcomes from December 15, 2024 — the date of pattern assortment — onwards will likely be disqualified.

The 24-year-old Extra’s pattern was additionally collected on the similar occasion in December final 12 months and it returned constructive for Mephentermine, Meldonium and dEPO.

Extra was to be suspended for six years for testing constructive for a number of prohibited substances however he was given one 12 months discount within the ban interval attributable to his early admission of the doping offence and acceptance of sanction.

His ban interval started Friday and his outcomes from December 15, 2024 onwards disqualified.

Jadhav’s pattern, in the meantime, was discovered to include prohibited substance Oxandrolone. This artificial anabolic steroid promotes protein manufacturing and muscle constructing within the physique.

The ban got here into impact from January 7. Jadhav has been below provisional suspension for the period.