Bhubaneswar: The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has provisionally suspended ace weightlifter from Odisha and 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games Gold medalist, Ravi Kumar Katulu, for anti-doping rule violation.
Ravi Kumar’s sample was collected during 71st Men and 34th Women Senior National Weightlifting Championship in Visakhapatnam held earlier this year. He had won the gold medal and set a new meet record by lifting a total of 342 kg in the snatch, clean and jerk in the 89-kg event.
Apart from K Ravi Kumar who was adjudged Weight Lifter of the Year, 18 other athletes of the country including five other weightlifters have also tested positive for banned substance.
An internationally famed weightlifter, Ravi Kumar who hails from Berhampur, has won many State, National, and International awards in his career. He won three back to back gold medals in 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games and also bagged a silver at 2014 CWG Games in 69 kg division. He also competed for India in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
from Odisha – OTV http://bit.ly/2ZyQcA3
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