CWG 2022: It is getting SHAMEFUL for India, another Birmingham-bound athlete fails dope test, makes it five in less than a week

CWG 2022 LIVE Update – CWG India Dope Shame: It is getting a bit shameful for India in the lead upto the Commonwealth Games. With the quadrennial event scheduled to start from July 28, many of the Birmingham-bound Indian athletes have been failed the drug test. The latest one being a member of the 4x100m women’s relay team has been found out positive. Follow CWG 2022 Live updates with InsideSport.IN

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“Yes, the athlete has tested positive and we will follow the procedure,” confirmed an Athletics Federation of India official to the Indian Express.

The unnamed athlete in the report has been tested positive for banned substances in tests, which were done by the by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).

CWG 2022: It is getting SHAMEFUL for India, another Birmingham-bound athlete fails dope test, makes it five in less than a week

CWG 2022: It is getting SHAMEFUL for India, another Birmingham-bound athlete tested fail dope test, makes it five in less than a week

CWG India Dope Shame: It was only last week that that two para athletes– Aneesh Kumar Surendran Pillai and Geeta – were dropped from the squad for failing the drug test. They have suspended as well.

However, even bigger news was a couple of days back when top sprinter S Dhanalakshmi and triple-jump national record holder Aishwarya Babu had failed their test. Both the athletes were looked upon as medal contenders for the country, which is a shame that the two will not travel to Birmingham.

CWG 2022: It is getting SHAMEFUL for India, another Birmingham-bound athlete fails dope test, makes it five in less than a week

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The latest development is a big worry for the Indian women’s relay team. It is important to mention that Dhanalkshmi was also an integral part of the squad and were training with the rest of her team mates too.

With two of the six relay members having tested positive, the AFI are in a spot of bother. It would be very difficult to find a like-for-like replacement at the 12^th hour.

So they will have to do with the four athletes, but an injury might derail their campaign. If required, they might have to look as cover in the form of other CWG-bound athletes.

Irrespective of what AFI decides with the team, the bigger issue is how athletes are regularly tested positive.

CWG 2022: It is getting SHAMEFUL for India, another Birmingham-bound athlete fails dope test, makes it five in less than a week

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