New Delhi, july 4

NADA has suspended India’s top woman 400m runner Deepanshi for flunking her dope test during the recent National Inter-State Championships, where she won a silver medal.

The in-competition urine sample, which was taken on June 27 (either after her heat or semifinal), contained anabolic steroids. The 21-year-old had clocked a personal best time of 52.01 seconds to finish second behind Kiran Pahal (50.92) in the women’s 400m in Panchkula. “She failed the test conducted during the championships and has been provisionally suspended,” a source said.