India's star gymnast Dipa Karmakar serving two-year doping suspension: Report

Updated : Dec 31, 2022 09:52
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India's celebrated gymnast Dipa Karmakar has been serving a two-year doping ban under whereabout rules, according to a Times of India report.

Karmakar, who historically finished 4th at Rio Olympics, has been under suspension since mid-2021 as mandated by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

News of the 29-year-old gymnast's suspension came to light in March 2022 when the International gymnastics federation revealed her 'suspended' status. 

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