2014 Asian Games medallist hammer thrower Manju Bala banned for 5 years for doping
The country also mounted bids on some high-profile continental and global events, including the 2031 World Athletics Championships with Ahmedabad as the proposed venue.
She clocked a personal best time of 50.92 seconds on the opening day of the National Inter-State Championships, surpassing the automatic Olympics qualification mark of 50.95 seconds.
A chunk of athletes, including Asian Games medallist Kiran and badminton player Krishna Prasad Garaga have been suspended by NADA
Star Indian sprinter Hima Das qualified for the women's 200m semi-finals after winning her heat with a timing of 23.42s at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Thursday.
The Asian Games hammer throw bronze won by India's Manju Bala has been upgraded to silver after one of the two Chinese competitors who finished ahead of her in the women's final, returned positive for dope test.
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Thursday named a 37-member Indian athletics team, to be led by Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
Delhi High Court clears Indian judoka Jasleen to compete at CWG
A summary of Indian athletes' performance on Day 7 of the Games.
The 27-year old Lakshmanan, who bagged a gold medal at the recently concluded Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, has already qualified for the World Championships to be held in London next month.
Khushbir Kaur clinched the silver medal in the 20km race walk before 400m runners Rajiv Arokia and M R Poovamma grabbed a bronze each in the men's and women's 400m respectively while Manju Bala secured a bronze in women's hammer throw to add to the growing medal tally from track and field events.
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India's schedule on the ninth day of the competitions at the Asian Games in Incheon on Sunday.
'These medicines will ensure that our brave soldiers do not suffer from unwanted blood loss while being taken to a better healthcare from war zones'
Indian sports had a lot to celebrate despite a decrease in the medal count at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
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