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'Innocent' Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu will challenge suspension

The sample was taken during an out-of-competition test prior to the World Championship in Anaheim (US) in November last year. She, however, got the backing of the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) general secretary Sahdev Yadav

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Sanjita Chanu
Sanjita Chanu

Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu yesterday said she will challenge the provisional suspension imposed on her for allegedly failing a dope test, insisting that she is innocent. "I am innocent, I have not taken any banned substance. I will challenge this with the help of the national federation," Sanjita told PTI.Sanjita, who had won a gold in the women's 53kg category in the recent Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, was suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) tested positive for testosterone.

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