Dipa Karmakar contesting her ban for doping, says GFI

Speaking to The Bridge, GFI treasurer Kaushik Bidiwala said, "Dipa Karmakar has not been banned by FIG, she has been suspended till the time she is able to come up with an adequate explanation. The case is on in court, if she can prove she had reasons, there is no suspension."

In accordance with the whereabouts rule that has Dipa Karmakar in hot water, if an athlete participating in the International Gymnastics Federation's (FIG's) registered testing pool (RTP) commits three whereabouts failures in a calendar year, they are in violation of the anti-doping rule and face a suspension of up to two years.

According to the FIG website, nine Indian women who compete in artistic gymnastics now hold valid licences: Aruna Reddy, Pranati Nayak, Pranati Das, Papiya Das, Bidisha Gayen, Sukhnoor Kaur, Ruthuja Nataraj, Protistha Samanta, and Shraddha Talekar. Although Karmakar's license is unavailable, the part on "world-class gymnasts" does reference her biography. Only Dipa is an Indian in the group.