Asiad medallist Arjun among 35 in NADA's latest doping list
The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) released the new list on Thursday. There are about 35 names and at least four are minors from various disciplines — weightlifting, powerlifting athletics, wrestling, boxing and even sports like wushu, judo and canoe.
Arjun tested positive for Methyltestosterone, an anabolic steroid that attracts a ban of up to four years for first offence. The 18-year-old also won medals at the National Games as well. Arjun had won the Asian Games medal alongside Sunil Singh Salam at the men's sprint C-2 1000m.
What seems even more intriguing is the positive test of one — Kadir Khan. There is confusion about the name because of the date of birth listed as January 1, 2005. Even the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has no intimation about such a failed test. The NADA had collected urine samples from one Kadir on May 13, the day two meet records were broken in 24 hours at the Khelo India Youth Games held in Bihar. However, the date of birth on the World Athletics profile page is January 1 2008. What seems interesting is that another minor in the new list tested positive for the same mephentermine.
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