Sekar Dhanalakshmi, a top sprinter from India, was given a three-year suspension by the international governing body's Athletics Integrity Unit for failing a doping test in May. Methandienone was discovered in Dhanalakshmi's sample that was obtained on May 2 in Antalya, Turkey recently.

Dhanalakshmi Sekar, a Tokyo Olympian, won the 200-meter sprint on Sunday at the Qosanov Memorial 2022 athletics competition in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with a timing that was a personal best (22.89). Sekar missed breaking Saraswati Saha's 22.82-second national record that has stood for 20 years.

Dhanalakshmi Sekar, a Tokyo Olympian, won gold in the women's 200m event at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships 2022 in Chennai on Tuesday, defeating Hima Das. On the last day of the competition, Dhanalakshmi Sekar won gold in the strong 200m final with a time of 23.27s.