Indian runner Sneha Kolleri handed three-year ban as AIU rejects claim of contaminated supplement

Indian quarter-miler Sneha Kolleri, who was dropped from the Asian Championships contingent last year for a failed dope test, was on Friday handed a three-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) which rejected her claim that a contaminated supplement led to the adverse result.

In fact, an assessment of a previously collected sample in Chandigarh, that had returned negative in tests conducted in Delhi, revealed that it was actually positive for banned anabolic steroid Stanozolol, which led to another anti-doping charge on Sneha while she was still on provisional suspension.

The 26-year-old from Kochi had denied any wrongdoing during her suspension. She was tested in-competition on May 10 in Guangzhou, China after a series of negative outcomes in tests conducted in India and returned positive for Stanozolol.

Published on Mar 20, 2026