Long distance runner Vishwakarma's A sample tests positive
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Navneet Singh ( IANS)
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Tue, Mar 16 2021 18:36 IST
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New Delhi, March 16 : Uttar Pradesh's long distance runner Sunil Vishwakarma's bid of making it to this year's Tokyo Olympic Games seems to be crumbling after he tested positive for banned substance, said a national level coach.
The 'A' sample of the 23-year-old athlete has tested positive for Erythropoietin (EPO), a performance enhancing drug banned by the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA).
A NADA team had collected 10 urine samples during the eighth National Race Walking Championship held last month in Ranchi. Of these, one athlete has failed the dope test.