Hepthahlete Swapna Barman provisionally suspended
Former Asian Games gold medallist heptathlete Swapna Barman has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned substance boldenone. This incident follows her retirement announcement and comes alongside other doping suspensions for athletes like javelin thrower Shivpal Singh and sprinter M.V. Jilna.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing challenge of doping in professional sports, undermining fair competition and raising questions about the integrity of athletic achievements and anti-doping efforts.
Former Asian Games gold medallist heptathlete Swapna Barman has been provisionally suspended for testing positive for a banned substance.
Swapna, who claimed the Asian Games heptathlon gold by achieving her personal best of 6,026 points in Jakarta in 2018, has returned a positive result for endogenous steroid boldenone, according to information published by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
An Asian champion in 2017, the 29-year-old athlete from Bengal was fourth in the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games. She took a break in 2024 before finishing third at the National Open championships in Bengaluru last year.
Swapna , who entered politics prior to West Bengal Assembly elections earlier this year, announced her retirement from athletics on July 31.
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