Ladies day with the steroids: Indian lifter Kavita Devi suspended

Indian weightlifter received a ban when she tested positive at an international weight-lifting contest.   To the International Herald-Tribune:

A female weightlifter from India was banned for two years after failing a test by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Kavita Devi was sent back from the recent Asian championship in Japan after the Weightlifting Federation of India was informed of her positive steroid test, WFI president Harbhajan Singh said Tuesday.

Singh said Devi did not challenge the test or ban.

India's weightlifting federation was suspended from international competitions after a spate of positive tests since 2004. After missing the 2006 Asian Games, India was readmitted to international competition last year.

More here on the ban, including the culprit steroid which is methadienone:

Kavita's 'A' sample was found positive for the banned steroid methadienone and she has refused to go for 'B' sample testing.