[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]World junior champion Hima Das will not be participating in the upcoming World Championships 2019 due to a back injury, according to the Athletics Federation of India (AFI). 

The AFI on Wednesday, September 18, took to twitter to provide the information and said: “Unfortunately 400 m athlete Hima Das will not compete at the World Championships 2019 in Doha due to back injury.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDYmxvY2txdW90ZSUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIydHdpdHRlci10d2VldCUyMiUzRSUzQ3AlMjBsYW5nJTNEJTIyZW4lMjIlMjBkaXIlM0QlMjJsdHIlMjIlM0VVbmZvcnR1bmF0ZWx5JTIwNDAwbSUyMGF0aGxldGUlMjAlM0NhJTIwaHJlZiUzRCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGdHdpdHRlci5jb20lMkZoYXNodGFnJTJGSGltYURhcyUzRnNyYyUzRGhhc2glMjZhbXAlM0JyZWZfc3JjJTNEdHdzcmMlMjU1RXRmdyUyMiUzRSUyM0hpbWFEYXMlM0MlMkZhJTNFJTIwd2lsbCUyMG5vdCUyMGNvbXBldGUlMjBhdCUyMHRoZSUyMCUzQ2ElMjBocmVmJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0d2l0dGVyLmNvbSUyRmlhYWZvcmclM0ZyZWZfc3JjJTNEdHdzcmMlMjU1RXRmdyUyMiUzRSU0MGlhYWZvcmclM0MlMkZhJTNFJTIwV29ybGQlMjBDaGFtcGlvbnNoaXBzJTIwMjAxOSUyMCUzQ2ElMjBocmVmJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0d2l0dGVyLmNvbSUyRmhhc2h0YWclMkZEb2hhMjAxOSUzRnNyYyUzRGhhc2glMjZhbXAlM0JyZWZfc3JjJTNEdHdzcmMlMjU1RXRmdyUyMiUzRSUyM0RvaGEyMDE5JTNDJTJGYSUzRSUyMGR1ZSUyMHRvJTIwYmFjayUyMGluanVyeS4lM0NhJTIwaHJlZiUzRCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGdHdpdHRlci5jb20lMkZnX3JhamFyYW1hbiUzRnJlZl9zcmMlM0R0d3NyYyUyNTVFdGZ3JTIyJTNFJTQwZ19yYWphcmFtYW4lM0MlMkZhJTNFJTIwJTNDYSUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnR3aXR0ZXIuY29tJTJGUGFkbWFkZW8lM0ZyZWZfc3JjJTNEdHdzcmMlMjU1RXRmdyUyMiUzRSU0MFBhZG1hZGVvJTNDJTJGYSUzRSUyMCUzQ2ElMjBocmVmJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0d2l0dGVyLmNvbSUyRnByYWdnZXMlM0ZyZWZfc3JjJTNEdHdzcmMlMjU1RXRmdyUyMiUzRSU0MHByYWdnZXMlM0MlMkZhJTNFJTIwJTNDYSUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnR3aXR0ZXIuY29tJTJGVmltYWxzcG9ydHMlM0ZyZWZfc3JjJTNEdHdzcmMlMjU1RXRmdyUyMiUzRSU0MFZpbWFsc3BvcnRzJTNDJTJGYSUzRSUyMCUzQ2ElMjBocmVmJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0d2l0dGVyLmNvbSUyRmthbm5hbmRlbGhpJTNGcmVmX3NyYyUzRHR3c3JjJTI1NUV0ZnclMjIlM0UlNDBrYW5uYW5kZWxoaSUzQyUyRmElM0UlMjAlM0NhJTIwaHJlZiUzRCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGdHdpdHRlci5jb20lMkZEaWdneVNpbmdoRGVvJTNGcmVmX3NyYyUzRHR3c3JjJTI1NUV0ZnclMjIlM0UlNDBEaWdneVNpbmdoRGVvJTNDJTJGYSUzRSUyMCUzQ2ElMjBocmVmJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0d2l0dGVyLmNvbSUyRkFuZHJld0Ftc2FuJTNGcmVmX3NyYyUzRHR3c3JjJTI1NUV0ZnclMjIlM0UlNDBBbmRyZXdBbXNhbiUzQyUyRmElM0UlMjAlM0NhJTIwaHJlZiUzRCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGdHdpdHRlci5jb20lMkZJbmRpYVNwb3J0cyUzRnJlZl9zcmMlM0R0d3NyYyUyNTVFdGZ3JTIyJTNFJTQwSW5kaWFTcG9ydHMlM0MlMkZhJTNFJTIwJTNDYSUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnR3aXR0ZXIuY29tJTJGTWVkaWFfU0FJJTNGcmVmX3NyYyUzRHR3c3JjJTI1NUV0ZnclMjIlM0UlNDBNZWRpYV9TQUklM0MlMkZhJTNFJTIwJTNDYSUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnR3aXR0ZXIuY29tJTJGaW1yYWh1bHRyZWhhbiUzRnJlZl9zcmMlM0R0d3NyYyUyNTVFdGZ3JTIyJTNFJTQwaW1yYWh1bHRyZWhhbiUzQyUyRmElM0UlMjAlM0NhJTIwaHJlZiUzRCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGdC5jbyUyRlJaNkNuR3ZUWm8lMjIlM0VwaWMudHdpdHRlci5jb20lMkZSWjZDbkd2VFpvJTNDJTJGYSUzRSUzQyUyRnAlM0UlMjZtZGFzaCUzQiUyMEF0aGxldGljcyUyMEZlZGVyYXRpb24lMjBvZiUyMEluZGlhJTIwJTI4JTQwYWZpaW5kaWElMjklMjAlM0NhJTIwaHJlZiUzRCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGdHdpdHRlci5jb20lMkZhZmlpbmRpYSUyRnN0YXR1cyUyRjExNzQzMzY2MzgwMDE4NzY5OTQlM0ZyZWZfc3JjJTNEdHdzcmMlMjU1RXRmdyUyMiUzRVNlcHRlbWJlciUyMDE4JTJDJTIwMjAxOSUzQyUyRmElM0UlM0MlMkZibG9ja3F1b3RlJTNFJTIwJTNDc2NyaXB0JTIwYXN5bmMlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnBsYXRmb3JtLnR3aXR0ZXIuY29tJTJGd2lkZ2V0cy5qcyUyMiUyMGNoYXJzZXQlM0QlMjJ1dGYtOCUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRnNjcmlwdCUzRSUwQQ==[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On September 9, the AFI named seven women, including Hima, for the 4x400m relay and 4x400m mixed relay races at the World Championships to be held from September 27 to October 6 in Doha.

However, Hima’s participation in the relay events became a matter of intense speculation after she was left out of the initial entries of Indian Women athletes for the two relay races submitted by AFI to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) for the showpiece event. 

The ace sprinter from Assam has been suffering from a lower back pain after competing at the Asian Games last year. At the Asian Championships in Doha in April, she had pulled out of the individual 400m heats midway through the race.

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From July to August, Hima won six gold medals in different events (4 in 200m, one in 300m and one in 400m).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last month, India’s leading decathlete Jagtar Singh was also tested positive with Meldonium

India’s top-ranked shot putter Manpreet Kaur has failed an in-competition dope test conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). Kaur, who recently won the gold medal at the 22nd edition of the Asian Athletics Championships failed the test during the Federation Cup in Patiala from June 1 to 4.

“Manpreet has tested positive in a test conducted during the Federation Cup in June. Her urine sample has been found to have stimulant dimethylbutylamine,” an Athletics Federation of India official told PTI.

Notably, the 27-year-old from Ambala  is still eligible for August’s World Athletics Championships in London. However, she has to appear before NADA disciplinary panel for a hearing. If she fails to prove her innocence, she might lose the gold medal.

According to a report, this is the first time that an athlete has been caught for using dimethylbutylamine, which is structurally related to methylhexanamine, a stimulant which was found to have been used by several sports persons just before the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Game.

Earlier this month, India’s leading decathlete Jagtar Singh was also tested positive with Meldonium.

Before Singh, Jitin Paul was also tested positive with Meldonium.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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