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Hemraj Gurjar, Anjali Kumari Handed Lengthy Bans By NADA Over Failed Dope Tests

Hemraj Gurjar, Anjali Kumari Handed Lengthy Bans By NADA Over Failed Dope Tests

News1803-05-2025
Long-distance runners Hemraj Gurjar and Anjali Kumari have been banned for four and six years respectively by the NADA's Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel after they failed dope tests last year.
The 25-year-old Gujar, who had won a 5000m bronze in the 2023 National Inter-State Championships and gold in the National Cross Country Championships in 2023 and 2024, has been banned for four years beginning from April 20, the date of the decision.
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