GUWAHATI: Recently star sprinter Hima Das who hails from Assam was not selected for the Asian Games team as she has been given a provisional suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
This suspension comes as a result of three whereabouts failures within a span of 12 months.
Following her suspension order, national coach Radhakrishnan Nair told media personnel that Hima Das won't be able to compete in the upcoming Asian Games which will be held in Hangzhou, China.
Indian athletics Chief Coach Radhakrishnan Nair had earlier said that Hima had suffered a hamstring injury in April just before a Grand Prix event in Bengaluru, and she has been on "medical investigation and treatment".
That was why Hima missed the Federation Cup in Ranchi in May and the National Inter-State Championship, which was the final selection event for the Asian Games, in June in Bhubaneswar.
Last month, race walker Bhawna Jat was pulled out of the World Athletics Championships in Hungary after three whereabouts failures.
She was handed a provisional suspension by the NADA.
Before that, Tokyo Olympian and 2021 Asian Championships bronze medallist wrestler Seema Bisla was handed a one-year ban by the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) of the NADA for "whereabouts failure".
In July, the NADA issued notice on multiple World Championships medallist and Asian Championships gold winner Vinesh Phogat for whereabouts failure for the first time in 12 months.
Sources in Assam Sports Association talking to G Plus said that Das was not well so she missed the whereabouts test.
