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World Para-Athletics Championship's gold-winning sprinter Simran Sharma is apt to suffer her medals aft her usher Umar Saifi was handed a provisional suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for failing a dope test.
Saifi, who has been the visually impaired Simran's usher for implicit 7 months, has tested affirmative for Drostanolone, a banned anabolic steroid that helps summation musculus mass, and strength.
He won a 200m golden astatine the Delhi State Open connected September 7 wherever this dope trial was apt conducted.
Saifi's sanction appears successful the updated database of provisionally suspended athletes issued by NADA connected Friday. He tin entreaty against the uncovering and question a 'B' illustration test.
It is not wide wherefore his sanction did not look connected the NADA website earlier the World Championships which took spot from September 27 to October 5.
Besides the 100m T12 gold, Simran besides won a metallic medal successful the 200m contention of the showpiece that was held successful India for the archetypal time. The 100m golden was her 2nd successive apical decorativeness successful the satellite championship.
As per the International Paralympic Committee rules, Simran could suffer her medals if Saifi fails to beryllium his innocence.
"Yes, determination is simply a large accidental of Simran and India losing some medals. The usher is besides considered an jock and portion of the event. The usher besides gets a medal and certificate though lone the medal of the jock is counted," Indian Para Athletics Chairman Satyanarayana told PTI.
Simran roseate to prominence with a bronze successful the Paris Paralympics past twelvemonth but her usher astatine that clip was Abhay Singh.
The updated NADA database features 30 caller names, including wrestler Reetika Hooda and sprinter S Dhanalakshmi, and what is apt to rise alarm is the information 5 of them are minors (two wrestlers, 2 weightlifters and a kabaddi player).
