In May 2023 the India National Anti-Doping Agency (INADA) reported an anti-doping rule violation against the powerlifter Pankaj after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance 19-norandrosterone (Nandrolone).
Following notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard for the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel of India (ADDPI).
The Panel finds that the presence of a prohibited substance has been established in the Athlete's system and accordingly that he committed an anti-doping rule violation. The Panel determines that the Athlete had admitted the use of the prohibited substance.
Therefore the Panel decides on 16 August 2023 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 10 May 2023.
