Sprinter Lalit Kumar, who ran solo within the 100m last on the Delhi Athletics Championships in September after seven different opponents pulled out on listening to the presence of NADA officers, has failed a dope check, in line with officers. It is learnt that Kumar’s urine pattern collected after the race on September 26 has returned constructive for a banned steroid. Eight runners had certified for the 100m last on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium however seven disappeared apparently after listening to that dope testers from the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) had been current on the competitors venue to take urine samples.

Delhi State Athletics Association president Sunny Joshua mentioned that the committee, which was shaped to look into how the seven different runners pulled out of the race, will submit a report in a couple of days.

“The punishment for the dope offender will be handed by the NADA. But we had formed a committee to look into how the seven other runners had pulled out. The committee will submit its report in two-three days,” he mentioned.

“We are considering banning them (seven runners) for two years if they are found to have pulled out of the race without plausible reasons.

“The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) had additionally shaped a committee to look into the matter. We (Delhi affiliation) will submit the report back to the AFI,” Joshua added. PTI PDS AM PDS AM AM