New Delhi: The high-profile doping scandal that hit Indian athletics earlier this year, took a decisive turn on Friday when six track and field stars were handed one-year bans by a disciplinary panel of the National Anti-Doping Agency ( NADA).
With the bans, quartermilers - Ashwini Akkunji, Jauna Murmu, Mandeep Kaur, Priyanka Panwar, Sini Jose and Tiana Mary Thomas - have effectively been ruled out of the 2012 Olympics, ending India's hopes of a medal in the 4x400 women's relay at the London Games.
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