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Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet provisionally suspended by AIU

Published: 04 May 2022 - 11:45 pm | Last Updated: 04 May 2022 - 11:48 pm
FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's Discus Throw - Final - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 2, 2021. Kamalpreet Kaur of India in action REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's Discus Throw - Final - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 2, 2021. Kamalpreet Kaur of India in action REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel/File Photo

Reuters

Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur was provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Wednesday after testing positive for a banned substance.

Kamalpreet, 26, came sixth at the Tokyo Games last year, with her best throw measuring 63.70 metres.

The AIU said she tested positive for stanozolol, a banned anabolic steroid, in a case dated March 29, 2022.

"The AIU has provisionally suspended discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur of India for the Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Stanozolol), a breach of the @WorldAthletics Anti-Doping Rules," the AIU tweeted.