Priyanka Pawar (born 3 April 1988) is an athlete from India. She won gold medal in women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea along with Tintu Lukka, Mandeep Kaur and M. R. Poovamma.[2][3] The team clocked 3:28:68 to break the Games Record. This is India's 4th consecutive gold in the event since 2002.
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1988[1] Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Controversies edit
Doping scandal edit
Priyanka Panwar and five other athletes tested positive for anabolic steroids in the dope tests conducted on 27 June 2011 by NADA at NIS Patiala and consequently banned for a year.[4][5][6] In June 2016 she was tested positive on Mephentermine and later suspended for eight years.[7]
Sexual harassment edit
On 16 February 2011, Priyanka Pawar's father Shiv Kumar Pawar alleged that her railways team in charge Anu Singh is sexually harassing her.[8] The railway employee's family filed complaints with the railway and sports ministries accusing Pawar of making false allegations against him view to pressuring the team official to get Priyanka's younger brother Arun Panwar, who was earlier rejected by Singh, into the Uttar Pradesh juniors 200-metre sprint team.[9][10][11]
References edit
- ^ "About". sporttu. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ "Indian eves clinch 4x400m relay gold at Asian Games 2014; set new Asiad record". India.Com. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ "search Medals". 2014 Asian Games Official website. Archived from the original on 2 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ "CWG, Asiad gold medallists Ashwini Akkunji and Priyanka Panwar fail dope test". 4 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ "Banned athletes cannot cry ignorance: Report". 23 December 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ "Ashwini, Priyanka's 'B' samples positive". Rediff.com. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ Flash-News des Tages – Indische Langsprinterin Priyanka Pawar für acht Jahre gesperrt 13 September 2017, Retrieved 14 September 2017
- ^ "Railways athlete alleges sexual harassment". http://indiatoday.intoday.in. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Railway official accused of sexual harassment by CWG medallist". News One. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ "Railway official accused of sexual harassment by CWG medallist". IANS India Private Limited. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ "Sprinter's parent allege sexual harassment by official". The Times of India. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
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