National record holder Dutee Chand has been served with a four-year ban for failing out-of-competition dope test. Dutee set the new India women record when she ran 100m in 11.17 seconds during the 2021 Indian Grand Prix 4.
The ban starts from January 3, 2023 and all the competitive results that she obtained from the date of sample collection (December 5, 2022) will be disqualified while she will have to forfeit the medals, points and prizes as per a report in The Times of India.
The publication quoted a copy of the Anti Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) as saying, “The athlete though has satisfied the panel with the source of ingestion of the prohibited substance but was not able to establish the no significant fault or negligence.”
ADDP observed that Dutee has failed to prove that the rule violation was unintentional.
“In view of the totality of circumstances, the athlete has failed to establish that the said anti doping rule violation (ADRV) was unintentional due to following reasons: 1) The athlete instead of consulting a physician allegedly consulted her physiotherapist and consumed the medicines prescribed by her. 2) The athlete did not check the label with respect to the contents of the medicine consumed by her. 3) The athlete didn’t cross check the contents of the drugs with the latest published lists of prohibited substances by WADA,” the ADDP, headed by Chaitanya Mahajan, said in its order.
Dutee has “violated article 2.1 and 2.2 of the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA)… she is hereby sanctioned with an ineligibility period of four years as per article 10.2.1.1 of the NADA ADR 2021 beginning from the date of provisional suspension i.e. January 3, 2023.”
The 26-year-old has 21 days to file an appeal against the order.
Dutee was tested twice by the National Anti-Doping Agency (Nada) in December 2022. After testing positive for prohibited anabolic steroids, she was provisionally suspended.
The sample returned adverse analytical findings (AAF) for ‘andarine’, ‘ostarine’ and ‘ligandrol’.
“I got the information regarding the ban by the national anti-doping agency on 17th August. I will consult with the advocate and take the assistance of the law,” Chand said.
“I have 21 days time to take the next course of action in this regard,” she added.
Former sports administrator Ashok Mohanty said, “Entire Odisha was shocked after hearing this news. She has been part of two Olympics and has received many Gold medals”.
“Now she has 21 days (to appeal). She would have her own opinion and I hope that the panel will give her a chance,” Mohanty said.
“It is a huge loss to the sports world of Odisha,” the state’s Olympic association said of the unfortunate incident.
“Dutee has been given to defend herself, her appeal should be accepted and the ban should be withdrawn,” Odisha Olympic Federation Secretary Abhijit Pal said.
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