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Who among the following Indian female gymnast has received a 21-month ban for failing a doping test administered by the International Testing Agency?
  • Dipa Karmakar
  • Kalpalna Debnath
  • Krupali Patel
  • Aruna Reddy
Answer- A
Dipa Karmakar, an Indian female gymnast, has received a 21-month suspension after failing a drug test conducted by the International Testing Agency.

The ITA, an independent organization responsible for managing the anti-doping program of the International Gymnastics Federation, collected Karmakar's sample out-of-competition and found it to contain Higenamine, a prohibited substance under the World Anti-Doping Agency Code.

She was the first gymnast from India to compete in the Olympics. She reached the final in her debut 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing in 4th position. Despite losing an Olympic medal by just 0.15 points, her historic achievement at the Rio Olympics made her a well-known gymnast and the face of gymnastics in India.