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Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025
The Athletics Integrity Unity said that the 31-year-old Indian runner will be banned until May, 2023, and disqualified from all races in a two-month period last year.
The 87-year-old was found guilty of taking kickbacks from athletes in return for concealing positive drug tests, which enabled them to continue competing, including at the 2012 London Olympics.
The star javelin thrower produced a throw of 87.86m at the ACNE League meeting in South Africa as he made an impressive return to the circuit after recovering from an elbow injury.
Rai coached top athletes such as Olympian quartermiler Vandana Rao, heptathlete Pramila Aiyappa, Ashwini Nachappa, Murali Kuttan, M K Asha, E B Shyla, Rosa Kutty and G G Pramila.
The star javelin thrower's participation in the World Championships to be held in Doha from September 27 to October 6 is in doubt.
Hima, the world junior champion and national record holder in 400m who has been struggling with a back problem for the past few months, clocked 23.65s on her way to the 200m gold.
The Odisha runner, whose national record stands at 11.24 seconds, thus became only the second Indian sprinter to win a gold in a global event after Hima Das.
The 19-year-old sprinter won her fifth gold medal within three weeks in Europe.
Hima is the reigning world junior champion and national record holder in 400m.
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