Asian Games gold medalist sprinter Hima Das, who was exonerated by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for failing to provide information regarding his whereabouts, has been retrospectively suspended by the same body in an unusual turn of events. The 16-month period of ineligibility lasted from July 22, 2023 to November 21, 2024, and the athlete is now free to compete in tournaments, but what has caused concern is that she competed as recently as June this year. .
NADA recently announced that the Anti-Doping Commission had suspended her from competition for failing to provide her whereabouts information.
Known as “Ding Express,” she was suspended under a settlement agreement, according to NADA’s website. She is currently training in Thiruvananthapuram.
The timing of her suspension has caused confusion as the athlete has been competing since April this year, including the Indian Grand Prix in Bengaluru and the national interstate competition in Panchkula in June, although her suspension lasted until November 21, 2024. .
The most intriguing thing is that she ran four races in June.
When contacted by PTI after training on Wednesday, Hima refused to comment on the matter. An Athletics Federation of India (AFI) source also confirmed that her suspension was lifted in November.
A “Resolution Agreement” is made between the Anti-Doping Agency and the Athlete when both parties agree and the Athlete agrees to accept the consequences imposed without further appeal.
This comes weeks after Hima received a full clearance from NADA’s Anti-Doping Appeals Panel (ADAP), clearing her of doping charges stemming from three whereabouts failures in 12 months.
The agency did not provide any details about how the panels (the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel and the Anti-Doping Appeals Panel) concluded that there were no whereabouts violations on her part.
Hima, 24, was suspended last year by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for three whereabouts violations in 12 months. However, after a hearing in March, she was cleared by the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP).
She returned to the 200m at the Indian Grand Prix 1 in Bangalore on 30 April.
In a decision dated September 4, the Anti-Doping Appeals Panel upheld the Disciplinary Commission’s decision to drop the doping charges against her. PTI PDS AH AT AT
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