<p>New Delhi: Multiple National Games medal-winning middle distance runner Twinkle Chaudhary has been provisionally suspended by Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after testing positive for a prohibited steroid.</p>.<p>The 28-year-old Chaudhary had clinched a gold in 4x400m women's relay competition at the Uttarakhand edition of the National Games earlier this year. She had also won a silver in the 800m race and a bronze in the 4x400m mixed relay.</p>.<p>Chaudhary tested positive for Methyltestosterone, a banned anabolic steroid.</p>.<p>In its update, the AIU stated that the runner has been issued a "notice of allegation". The next step would be a hearing in which Chaudhary will get a chance to explain herself.</p>.<p>Chaudhary, who hails from Jalandhar, set a new meet record with a time of 2:00.71sec in the 800m event of the 28th National Federation Senior Athletics Championships in Kochi in April.</p>.<p>Earlier this month, she won an 800m silver medal at the Taiwan Open with a timing of 2:06.96s. In May, she had finished fourth in the same event during the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea.</p>.<p>The latest suspension continues to add to the woes for the country, which has a poor doping record internationally.</p>.Twinkle Khanna to Priyanka Chopra: Celebs who left their mark in the Literary world.<p>In May, quarter-miler Sneha Kolleri was suspended after testing positive for Stanazolol, also an anabolic steroid.</p>.<p>Kolleri was a member of the Indian contingent for the Asian Championship but had to be withdrawn after the failed dope test.</p>.<p>In the recently-released 2023 testing figures among countries which analysed 5,000 or more samples, India had the worst adverse findings rate of 3.8 per cent.</p>.<p>Globally, 204,809 tests were conducted by the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2023, of which 1,820 came positive for banned drugs.</p>.<p>India's share of 214 accounted for over 11 per cent of the total number of offenders is the highest for any country.</p>.<p>The sports ministry has vowed to aggressively tackle the menace with vigorous awareness campaigns.</p>.<p>An amended National Anti-Doping Act is also due to be tabled in the parliament after addressing concerns related to government interference, raised by WADA.</p>.<p>The AIU upholds the rules on doping matters in athletics.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Multiple National Games medal-winning middle distance runner Twinkle Chaudhary has been provisionally suspended by Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after testing positive for a prohibited steroid.</p>.<p>The 28-year-old Chaudhary had clinched a gold in 4x400m women's relay competition at the Uttarakhand edition of the National Games earlier this year. She had also won a silver in the 800m race and a bronze in the 4x400m mixed relay.</p>.<p>Chaudhary tested positive for Methyltestosterone, a banned anabolic steroid.</p>.<p>In its update, the AIU stated that the runner has been issued a "notice of allegation". The next step would be a hearing in which Chaudhary will get a chance to explain herself.</p>.<p>Chaudhary, who hails from Jalandhar, set a new meet record with a time of 2:00.71sec in the 800m event of the 28th National Federation Senior Athletics Championships in Kochi in April.</p>.<p>Earlier this month, she won an 800m silver medal at the Taiwan Open with a timing of 2:06.96s. In May, she had finished fourth in the same event during the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea.</p>.<p>The latest suspension continues to add to the woes for the country, which has a poor doping record internationally.</p>.Twinkle Khanna to Priyanka Chopra: Celebs who left their mark in the Literary world.<p>In May, quarter-miler Sneha Kolleri was suspended after testing positive for Stanazolol, also an anabolic steroid.</p>.<p>Kolleri was a member of the Indian contingent for the Asian Championship but had to be withdrawn after the failed dope test.</p>.<p>In the recently-released 2023 testing figures among countries which analysed 5,000 or more samples, India had the worst adverse findings rate of 3.8 per cent.</p>.<p>Globally, 204,809 tests were conducted by the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2023, of which 1,820 came positive for banned drugs.</p>.<p>India's share of 214 accounted for over 11 per cent of the total number of offenders is the highest for any country.</p>.<p>The sports ministry has vowed to aggressively tackle the menace with vigorous awareness campaigns.</p>.<p>An amended National Anti-Doping Act is also due to be tabled in the parliament after addressing concerns related to government interference, raised by WADA.</p>.<p>The AIU upholds the rules on doping matters in athletics.</p>