News: Para-powerlifter banned for 4 years

Indian para-powerlifter Vikramsingh Adhikari has been handed a four-year ban by the International Paralympic Committee for a second anti-doping violation. The 39-year-old Adhikari, who took part in the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, returned positive for Clomiphene in a urine sample provided on February 28, 2017, following his participation at the 8th Fazza 2017 World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai. Paralympic Committee of India Vice-President Gursharan Singh said that the latest result was that of the ‘B’ sample test. Clomiphene, which can be used to accelerate testosterone secretion, is included on the World Anti-Doping Agency 2017 Prohibited List under the category S4. Hormone and Metabolic Modulators is prohibited both in and out-of-competition, the IPC said.