The biggest name in Indian athletics of today, Dipa Karmakar has been prohibited for 2 years for anti-doping violations.
In fact, she has been given the ‘suspended’ standing by the World Anti-Doping Agency since mid-2021.In March 2022, the news of her suspension broke, once the International athletics Federation (FIG) declared that she had been suspended. However, the explanation of why she suffered this fate didn’t return to the fore. As each, the FIG and therefore the Athletics Federation of India (GFI) remained tight-lipped on the matter.
However, there have been murmurs of a doping ban, even supposing the National Anti-Doping Agency didn’t declare something officially. However, currently consistent with a report by the leading PAPER MEDIA HOUSE, it’s returned to lightweight that Dipa Karmakar has been suspended for violating the whereabouts rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
The rule states that the concerned contestant must report their situations on a location on a quarterly basis to the WADA. It must be through the Anti-Doping Administration Management System (ADAMS), additionally mentioned after they are offered for testing.
If an athlete fails to tell concerning his/her whereabouts thrice on ADAMS, then he/she is often suspended for between 12 and 24 months. It is this rule that Dipa Karmakar has violated.
In fact, the report states that the NADA and the Sports Authority of India have blamed Dipa Karmakar’s childhood coach Bisheshwar Nandi. This is for failing to tell WADA about the whereabouts of the star athlete from Tripura. However, SAI cannot reprimand Nandi for the action as he falls under the jurisdiction of the Tripura State Association. The report states that NADA is seeking to require punishable action against Biseswar Nandi for swinging Karmakar’s career in jeopardy.
In the past, the same body suspended coach Mickey Menzes for 4 years for giving prohibited substances to Kirti Bhoite. Also Read: India ready to bid for 2036 Olympics: Anurag Thakur
Dipa Karmakar finished 4th in the city athletic contest in 2016, turning into the primary Indian athlete to try so. Her career has gone downhill when suffering an excessiveness of injuries from time to time.
