Overview
- An Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel ruling dated October 15, 2025 imposes a five-year suspension on Manju Bala, effective from her provisional suspension on July 10, 2024 and running to July 2029.
- NADA disclosed her positive result in September 2024 after an out-of-competition sample showed dehydrochloromethyl-testosterone and SARMS LGD-4033 (ligandrol).
- During the ban, Bala is barred from AFI-sanctioned events, removed from official rankings, and ineligible for national team selection.
- Latest ADDP decisions also sanctioned other athletes: Mohan Saini (four years from October 14, 2025), bodybuilders Gopala Krishnan, Amit Kumar, and Rajvardhan Sanjay Waskar (six years each), Shubham Mahara (four years), boxer Sumit (two years), canoeist Nitin Verma (four years), and basketball player Shivendra Pandey (six years).
- The Anti-Doping Appeal Panel recently upheld a four-year ban for sprinter Himani Chandel, reinforcing NADA’s consistent enforcement posture.