New Delhi: Indian hammer thrower Rachna Kumari has been handed a 12-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for failing multiple doping tests. This marks her second anti-doping rule violation.
The 30-year-old athlete’s drop sample, taken out-of-competition, detected the presence of steroids including Stanozolol, Metandienone, Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone (DHCMT), and Clenbuterol.
In a statement, the AIU said, “The AIU has banned Kumari (K.M.) Rachna (India) for 12 years from 24 November, 2023 for the presence/use of a prohibited substance (Stanozolol, Metandienone, DHCMT, Clenbuterol). DQ results from 24 September 2023.”
The AIU has banned Kumari (K.M.) Rachna (India) for 12 years from 24 November, 2023 for the Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Stanozolol, Metandienone, DHCMT, Clenbuterol). DQ results from 24 September 2023
Details here: https://t.co/Hb8vU0J1At pic.twitter.com/OhAstIoun4— Athletics Integrity Unit (@aiu_athletics) February 13, 2024
Meanwhile, all of Kumari’s achievements since September 24, 2023, have been made invalid, she will be losing all the titles, awards, medals, points, prizes, and appearance money.
The AIU highlighted that Kumari had previously served a four-year ban from March 18, 2015, to March 17, 2019, for an anti-doping rule violation related to the presence of Metenolone in a sample collected on February 10, 2015.
Despite her achievements in domestic competitions, including a gold medal in the National Inter-State Championship and a bronze medal in the National Games held in Goa, Kumari has not secured any medals at the international level. Her ninth-place finish in the Hangzhou Asian Games remains her most notable performance on the international stage.
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