Top Indian hammer thrower Rachna Kumari was on Tuesday banned for 12 years for failing a number of dope exams by the worldwide federation’s Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), primarily ending her profession.

The 30-year-old Kumari’s dope pattern, taken out-of-competition by the AIU final 12 months, was discovered to include steroids Stanozolol, Metandienone and Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone (DHCMT), Clenbuterol. “The AIU has banned Kumari (K.M.) Rachna (India) for 12 years from 24 November, 2023 for the Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Stanozolol, Metandienone, DHCMT, Clenbuterol). DQ results from 24 September 2023,” the AIU stated in a tweet.

“…and disqualification of the Athlete’s results on and since 24 September 2023, with all resulting Consequences, including the forfeiture of any titles, awards, medals, points prizes and appearance money.” This was Kumari’s second Anti-Doping Rule Violation. She had served a 4 12 months ban from March 18, 2015 to March 17, 2019 for committing an Anti-Doping Rule Violation in relation to the presence of Metenolone in a pattern collected on February 10, 2015.

Her two urine samples taken out of competitors in Patiala by the AIU on September 24 final 12 months examined constructive for anabolic androgenic steroids.

The AUI defined that two urine samples had been collected as a result of the primary one didn’t have an appropriate particular gravity for evaluation as outlined within the 2023 WADA International Standard for Testing and Investigations.

Another in-competition pattern taken on November 1, 2023 by National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) throughout the National Games in Goa returned an Atypical Finding (ATF) for Clenbuterol. NADA investigated into the matter.

In December 2023, following a request from the AIU, NADA agreed to switch its accountability for investigating the ATF for Clenbuterol. The AIU made the request to NADA as a result of the 2 urine samples examined by the worldwide physique (AIU) additionally returned ATF for Clenbuterol.

The athlete failed to reply or present any data to the AIU in relation to the investigation of the ATFs by December 22. The ATFs for Clenbuterol was then pursued as (extra) Adverse Analytical Findings in accordance with Article 5.1 of the WADA Code.

Noting that the athlete had dedicated first doping offence in 2015, the AIU dominated that her current case can be thought of as second violation, which, nevertheless, will carry extra extreme sanction, together with the appliance of aggravating circumstances.

A second dope offence usually attracts a sanction of eight-year ban however she was handed 12-year suspension due to “aggravating circumstances”.

“Pursuant to Rule 10.9.3(a), the Adverse Analytical Findings (including the ATFs brought forward as Adverse Analytical Findings) in the samples collected on 24 September 2023 and 1 November 2023 (by the NADA) will be considered together as a single (second) violation,” the AIU stated in its resolution.

In addition, Rule 10.9.3(a) confirms that the sanction imposed can be based mostly on the violation that carries the extra extreme sanction, together with the appliance of Aggravating Circumstances.

“The AIU considers that the presence of multiple Prohibited Substances provides clear evidence that the Athlete Used multiple Prohibited Substances and/or Used a Prohibited Substance on multiple occasions which falls squarely within the definition of Aggravating Circumstances.” The AIU added: “The four (4) year period of ineligibility otherwise applicable … shall therefore be increased in accordance with Rule 10.4.

“In accordance with Rule 10.9.1(a), the interval of ineligibility to be imposed is subsequently a interval of Ineligibility of twelve (12) years.” The AIU issued Kumari with a Notice of allegation and imposed a provisional suspension and asked her for a written explanation for the adverse analytical findings. Kumari then requested AIU to analyse her B Sample.

When the B sample analysis also confirmed the results of the A sample, AIU issued a notice to Kumari that it “remained happy that she had dedicated Anti-Doping Rule Violations.” Kumari was a part of the 68-member Indian athletics staff that competed within the Hangzhou Asian Games (September 23 to October 8). She had completed ninth within the girls’s hammer throw occasion with an effort of 58.13m on September 29.

Kumari had received gold within the National Inter-State Championships in Bhubaneswar in June with a throw of 65.03m. She had additionally received a bronze medal within the latest Goa National Games with a throw of 59.85m. She has not received any worldwide medal.