400m Runner Nirmala Sheoran Banned For Four Years For Doping

Indian sprinter Nirmala Sheoran has been banned for four years for doping violation and is stripped of gold medals won in the 400 meters and 4×400 meters relay at the 2017 Asian Championships held in India.

Sheoran, 24, was tested positive for the steroids drostanolone and metenolone at a competition in India in June 2018 and athlete accepted the charges.

Nirmala, whose biological passport also showed irregular blood readings, “accepted the charge, did not request a hearing and was ready to accept the consequences,” the The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said.