<p>The 'A' sample of 31-year-old Chanu, one of the most successful woman weightlifters in the country, which was taken during the trials for the Commonwealth Games here last month had tested positive for methylhexaneamine.<br /><br />This is the second dope offence for Chanu, a former Asian champion and 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games gold medallist, after her dope flunk at the 2004 Athens Olympics.<br /><br />Chanu was added in the CWG Core Group of lifters in August last year after serving out her two-year ban. She, however, could not make it to the Commonwealth Games team as she could manage only the third place in a three-woman field in the 53kg category trials here last month, totaling 172kg.<br /><br />"Chanu's 'B' sample had also come out to be positive for methylhexaneamine. We have sent the notice to Chanu and Indian Weightlifting Federation. We will fix a date for her if she wants to appear before the NADA disciplinary panel," NADA Director General Rahul Bhatnagar told PTI.<br /><br />The dope flunk came days after Indian Weightlifting Federation completed payment of a hefty USD five lakh fine to the international body after its six lifters failed WADA dope tests conducted last September.<br /><br />The country's lifters were allowed to take part in next month's Commonwealth Games here after the CWG OC gave an interest-free loan of Rs 1.75 crore for the IWF to pay the remaining two installments of USD five lakh fine by August 31.<br />Chanu, Arjuna Award winner in 2000, had earlier tested positive for a diuretic at the Athens Olympics in 2004 and was handed two-year ban.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Bhatnagar said a team of WADA officials visited the National Institute of Sports at Patiala where Commonwealth Games-bound boxers, weightlifters, wrestlers and athletes are camping and had taken 20 samples last weekend.<br />"A WADA team came down to Patiala at the weekend and they had taken 20 samples. WADA people visit the country once in a a year and since Commonwealth Games in being held here they might have just thought of coming here at this time," Bhatnagar said.</p>
<p>The 'A' sample of 31-year-old Chanu, one of the most successful woman weightlifters in the country, which was taken during the trials for the Commonwealth Games here last month had tested positive for methylhexaneamine.<br /><br />This is the second dope offence for Chanu, a former Asian champion and 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games gold medallist, after her dope flunk at the 2004 Athens Olympics.<br /><br />Chanu was added in the CWG Core Group of lifters in August last year after serving out her two-year ban. She, however, could not make it to the Commonwealth Games team as she could manage only the third place in a three-woman field in the 53kg category trials here last month, totaling 172kg.<br /><br />"Chanu's 'B' sample had also come out to be positive for methylhexaneamine. We have sent the notice to Chanu and Indian Weightlifting Federation. We will fix a date for her if she wants to appear before the NADA disciplinary panel," NADA Director General Rahul Bhatnagar told PTI.<br /><br />The dope flunk came days after Indian Weightlifting Federation completed payment of a hefty USD five lakh fine to the international body after its six lifters failed WADA dope tests conducted last September.<br /><br />The country's lifters were allowed to take part in next month's Commonwealth Games here after the CWG OC gave an interest-free loan of Rs 1.75 crore for the IWF to pay the remaining two installments of USD five lakh fine by August 31.<br />Chanu, Arjuna Award winner in 2000, had earlier tested positive for a diuretic at the Athens Olympics in 2004 and was handed two-year ban.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Bhatnagar said a team of WADA officials visited the National Institute of Sports at Patiala where Commonwealth Games-bound boxers, weightlifters, wrestlers and athletes are camping and had taken 20 samples last weekend.<br />"A WADA team came down to Patiala at the weekend and they had taken 20 samples. WADA people visit the country once in a a year and since Commonwealth Games in being held here they might have just thought of coming here at this time," Bhatnagar said.</p>