TN sprinter Dhanalakshmi tests positive for banned substance again
Tamil Nadu sprinter S. Dhanalakshmi, who returned to action this season after serving a three-year suspension for doping, has tested positive for a second time, according to reliable sources.
After her comeback, the 27-year-old, who had tested positive for metandienone (an anabolic androgenic steroid) on the first occasion, recorded her personal best of 11.36 to win the women’s 100m at the National inter-state meet in Chennai last month. Details about her second positive test are yet to be known.
Her name did not feature among the entries for the ongoing National Open meet here.
The Inter-State meet was Dhanalakshmi’s third competition since her return. Her ban ended on the first day of last month’s Tamil Nadu State Senior Athletics Championships, where she announced her comeback by bagging the title. She also stood at the top of the podium at the Indian Open in Sangrur.
Published on Sep 29, 2025