Indian javelin thrower Shivpal Singh suspended till 2025 for doping

Indian javelin thrower Shivpal Singh has been suspended from competition until October 2025 due to a doping violation.

He later tested positive for the banned substance methandienone, a performance-enhancing steroid, according to Olympic.com.

As a result, the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) suspended Shivpal Singh for four years. The ban comes into effect from October 21, 2021, meaning the 27-year-old will be out of action until October 2025.

The athlete from Uttar Pradesh was a silver medalist at the 2019 Asian Championships, where he achieved his personal best throw of 86.23m. He also won the 2019 World Military Games.

Shivpal Singh is the fifth notable Indian athlete to be caught in a doping trap this year. Discus thrower Navjit Kaur Dhillon, runner Dhanalakshmi Sekar and quarter-miler MR Poovamma have all been banned from competitions due to violations. Tokyo Olympian Kamalpreet Kaur also failed the dope test.

Originally published at Pen 18