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Commonwealth Games 2022, Highlights: Sprinter Dhanalakshmi and Aishwarya Babu fail dope test

Commonwealth Games 2022 Live Updates, Prime Minister to interact with Indian athletes today, urges nation to extend their support and Good wishes

Commonwealth Games 2022, cwg 2022, Birmingham CWG Image Source : TWITTER (AFI)Sprinter Dhanalakshmi fails dope test ahead of CWG 2022. (File Photo)
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Sprinter Dhanalakshmi and Aishwarya Babu fail dope test

  • Two Commonwealth Games-bound athletes, sprinter S Dhanalakshmi and triple jumper Aishwarya Babu, have returned positive for banned drugs, as dope shame struck Indian athletics just a few days ahead of the multi-sport event.
  • Both have been ruled out of the upcoming July 28 to August 8 Birmingham Games and have been handed provisional suspensions.
  • The 24-year-old Dhanalakshmi returned positive for a banned steroid in a dope test conducted abroad by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of the World Athletics.

PM Narendra Modi to interact with the Indian team ahead of  the Birmingham edition of  Commonwealth Games

  • The  Prime Minister had urged the entire country to support the team and wish them well to reap the desired results for the country
  • The Indian Prime Minister will address the Inidan team via video conferencing

  • The interactive session which includes the Prime Minister is a part of his continuous effort to keep thr athletes motivated before they head into this multi-nation tournament