Dharambir provisionally suspended by the AFI

Athlete Dharambir Singh of Haryana, who won the men`s 100m in National Inter-State Senior Athletics championships on Saturday, is provisionally suspended by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), pending enquiry, for evading dope test.Announcing the suspension, President of AFI, Adille J Sumariwalla, on Sunday said strong action will be taken against the erring athlete and the Federation will not...

Upsets galore on second day of national athletics meet

Sunday was a day of upsets in the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships as some of the defending champions in their respective events such as P Udayalakshmi, S K Mortaja and Sajeesh Joseph suffered reverses.The day was also marred by Dharambir Singh`s suspension for evading dope test. The Haryana athlete, who won the men`s 100m event yesterday, was provisionally suspended by the AFI.In...