Priyanka Pawar
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| Born | 3 April 1988[1] Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Priyanka Pawar (also written as Panwar) (born 3 April 1988) is an athlete from India.[2] 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.[3][4] The team clocked 3:28:68 to break the Games Record. This is India's 4th consecutive gold in the event since 2002.
| Event | Result | Date |
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| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:28.68 | 2 October 2014 |
| 400 metres | 53.40 | 19 August 2014 |
| 400 metres, short track | 56.18 | 26 February 2010 |
Other achievements
[edit]She has also won two Gold, two Silver and one Bronze medal in World Railways. She has also won Gold Medal in various championships like Asian Championship, Asian Indoor games and SAF games.
Controversies
[edit]After competing in the Asian Indoor Championships and South Asian Games in 2010, Pawar was tested positive for anabolic steroids in 2011, which lead to her being banned from competition for a two-year period.[5] In July 2016, Pawar was banned from competition again. She was suspended by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) for an 8 year period.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "About". asiangames.sporttu.com. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Priyanka PANWAR". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
Born: 3 APR 1988
- ↑ "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". incheon2014.kr. 2014 Asian Games Official website. Archived from the original on 2 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ "Asian Games medallist Priyanka Panwar banned for doping". www.espn.com. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "Priyanka Panwar, Asian Games gold-winning athlete, faces 8-year ban for doping". Hindustan Times. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
External links
[edit]- Priyanka PANWAR at World Athletics
- PRIYANKA Pawar at the Incheon 2014 Asian Games (archived)
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