- The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has banned Sanjita Chanu for four years.
- Sanjita Chanu is a two-time Commonwealth Games champion. She won gold medals in the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.
- She was found positive for Drostanolone, a banned drug.
- He was tested in time for the National Games 2022 to be held in Gujarat in September-October.
- Drostanolone is an anabolic-androgenic steroid. It is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
- It is used to treat advanced inoperable cases of breast cancer in women. Athletes often abuse it as a performance enhancer.
- In 2018, he was banned by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).
- At that point, she tested positive for the anabolic steroid testosterone.
- However, the IWF dropped the doping charges against Sanjita Chanu in 2020.
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