New Delhi: Big news has emerged about Indian women’s gymnast Deepa Karmakar. In fact, gymnast Dipa Karmakar has been found guilty of doping by the International Testing Organization. Not only that, but action has also been taken against him in this matter and she has been banned for 21 months. Let us know what the full news is…
Big blow to Deepa Karmakar
It is known that in 2021 it was revealed that Deepa had consumed Hizenamine in the doping control carried out on the players prior to the tournament. Now, therefore, he has been banned for 21 months, the International Testing Association reported on Friday. But due to Deepa’s suspension process from the month of October 2021, the sentence of suspension given to her will end on July 10, 2023, this action has dealt a huge blow to the Indian women’s gymnast Deepa Karmakar.
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The first Indian gymnast to win a gold medal
Dipa Karmakar from Tripura is one of the best gymnasts in India. She had finished fourth at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Deepa became the first player from India to reach the fourth position. Later, in 2018, she became the first gymnast from India to win a gold medal for the country in the vault event of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Mersin, Turkey. Deepa Karmakar is also known as the ‘Golden Girl’.
The ITA (International Testing Agency) sanctions the Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar with a period of disqualification of 21 months after testing positive for the banned substance higenamine: ITA
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—ANI (@ANI) February 4, 2023
Do you know what higenamine is?
According to the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), higenamine has mixed adrenergic receptor activity, meaning it can act as a general stimulant. In 2017 it was added to the WADA’s list of prohibited substances. Higenamine can act as an antiasthmatic. It can also be cardiotonic, meaning it strengthens the heart rate to increase cardiac output.