Dipa Karmakar suspended for 21 months to be used of prohibited substance: International Testing Agency

Dipa Karmakar has been suspended for 21 months for using a prohibited substance, efficient till July 10, 2023, in line with the International Testing Agency (ITA).

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 3, 2023 23:41 IST

Dipa Karmakar suspended for 21 months to be used of prohibited substance (AFP Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: The International Testing Agency (ITA) confirmed on Friday that Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar has been suspended for a 21-month interval, efficient till 10 July 2023 after testing constructive for using a prohibited substance.

Dipa, who rose to prominence within the 2016 Rio Olympics with a surprising fourth-place end highlighted by the death-defying Produnova vault, most just lately competed on the FIG World Cup in Baku, the place she made the vault remaining however failed to put within the prime eight within the balanced beam occasion.

Karmakar examined constructive for Higenamine (S3. Beta-2 Agonists as per the World Anti-Doping Agency prohibited checklist). The constructive pattern was collected on behalf of the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) within the scope of an out-of-competition management on 11 October 2021.

The case was resolved via a case decision settlement in accordance with FIG Anti-Doping Rules article 10.8.2. (FIG ADR, and equal provision within the World Anti-Doping Code). The athlete’s outcomes shall be disqualified beginning on October 11, 2021.

According to the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), higenamine has blended adrenergic receptor exercise, which implies it might act as a common stimulant. Higenamine, which was added to WADA’s checklist of prohibited substances in 2017, can act as an anti-asthmatic to open up airways. It may additionally be cardiotonic, which implies it might improve cardiac output by strengthening coronary heart contraction.

The ban implies that the 29-year-old will miss all 4 Apparatus World Cup Series tournaments (Cottbus, Doha, Baku, and Cairo) in addition to a minimum of three of the six World Challenge Cup Series. Her four-year exile might come to an finish on the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp (September 23-October 8), which is able to function an Olympic qualifier.

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Feb 3, 2023