India’s 4x400m blended relay silver medal within the 2018 Asian Games has been upgraded to gold after unique winners Bahrain had been disqualified resulting from a doping ban. Former world indoor 400m champion Kemi Adekoya misplaced each the gold medals she received for Bahrain in Jakarta after the Nigerian-born athlete who switched allegiance to the Gulf state was banned for 4 years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) final 12 months.
The AIU had mentioned the Nigerian-born Adekoya examined constructive for the banned steroid stanozolol.
Athletics Federation of India President Adille J. Sumariwalla mentioned he was delighted to see the World Athletics web site rating India’s 4x400m blended relay squad because the winner of the Asian Video games.
“The information comes as a fillip to us as we’re aiming to construct on the Asian Video games exhibiting and make a mark on the world stage within the Olympic Video games in Tokyo subsequent 12 months,” mentioned Sumariwalla.
Kazakhstan declare silver within the blended relay whereas China transfer from fourth to 3rd.
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Adekoya’s 400m hurdles title went to Vietnam’s Quach Thi Lan, whereas Aminat Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain was awarded silver and Indian runner Anu Raghavan received bronze.
Bahrain’s athletics programme got here below additional scrutiny in June when Salwa Eid Naser, the 2019 world silver medallist at 400m, was provisionally banned after failing to make herself out there for doping exams.
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