By Sushant Singh
One of India’s elite javelin throwers has been terminated, while several other athletes have been suspended in what has been officially described as a “Performance-Enhancing Drug Incident” at the Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics HPC (Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar).
Multiple sources revealed to NNIS Sports that the javelin thrower has been terminated from the centre, while a 400m hurdler and a decathlete have been charged and suspended.
The same centre is set to host the Inter-State Athletics Championships in a couple of days, which will serve as a qualifying event for the upcoming Asian Games 2026. The HPC is one of India’s premier athletics training centres and has trained several top athletes, including India’s current 200m national record holder and one of the country’s fastest men, Animesh Kujur.
During its investigation, NNIS Sports learned that the incident occurred around a month ago, following which the athletes involved were immediately suspended. However, days later, the javelin thrower was allegedly involved in another act of misconduct, which ultimately led to his termination from the centre.