7 Pakistani athletes suspended for 2 years for positive doping tests

Islamabad: Seven Pakistani track and field athletes have been suspended for two years for doping after testing positive for banned steroids.

Pakistan Amateur Athletics Federation secretary Khalid Mehmood says all seven athletes can appeal the suspensions.

Javelin thrower Mohammad Imran, who is due to compete in Commonwealth Games, is among the suspended athletes. Rozina Shafqat, Nadia Nazir, Shagufta Naureen, Zahra Razzak, Asif Javed and Mohammad Waseem are the others.

Mehmood said Imran will be replaced in the javelin event of the Commonwealth Games, scheduled to be held in New Delhi from Oct. 3-14.

Last month, an appeal tribunal of Pakistan Olympic Association upheld sprinters Sadaf Siddique and Javeria Hassan's two-year suspensions.