New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- Discus Thrower and Asian Games and Commonwealth Games medallist Seema Antil Punia has been suspended for 16 months by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) following a doping violation.

As per the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel's official list of sanctioned athletes, the forty-two-year-old's ban will be effective from November 10, 2025.

Punia's last major medal was indeed a bronze at the 2022 Asian Games, marking her third medal at the continental showpiece. Prior to this, she won a gold medal in 2014 and a bronze in 2018. Her impressive career spans multiple Commonwealth Games appearances and a recent bronze at the 2023 Asian Games.

Punia has also won four Commonwealth Games medals. The seasoned discus thrower re...