India’s first Asiad heptathlon gold medallist Barman suspended after positive doping test

Former Asian Games champion Swapna Barman has been provisionally suspended by NADA aft investigating affirmative for Boldenone, a banned anabolic-androgenic steroid. Barman, 29, made past by becoming India’s archetypal Asian Games golden medallist successful the heptathlon astatine Jakarta 2018. She represented India astatine the 2016 Olympics and retired earlier this month, citing persistent injuries and carnal strain.