Archana Suseendran Explained

Archana Suseendran
Birth Date:9 June 1994
Birth Place:Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality:Indian
Sport:Track and field
Event:Sprint

Archana Suseendran (born 9 June 1994) is an Indian athlete who specializes in the sprint.[1] She represented India at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in women's 200 metres.[2] She did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.[3]

She won a gold medal in the South Asian Games 2019 in the 100 metre women's race with a timing of 11.80 second, defeating Amasha De Silva of Sri Lanka.

She has been banned for 4 years w.e.f. 22.02.2023 by a notification by National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel on 09.06.2023 for banned substance usage.

Personal bests

EventTime (sec)VenueDate
11.49 Lucknow, India29 August 2019
23.18 Patiala, India16 August 2019
56.90Coimbatore, India13 January 2017
43.37 Patiala, India21 June 2021

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archana Suseendran Athlete Profile . iaaf.org . 6 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Women's 200 metres . iaaf.org . 6 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Women's 200 metres – Heats. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190930152430/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-200-W-h----.RS4.pdf. 30 September 2019. 5 August 2020. 2019 World Athletics Championships.
  4. Web site: SportzConnect . 2023-07-13 . Indian Sprinter Archana Suseendran suspended for 18 months after an anti-doping violation . 2024-01-08 . www.sportskeeda.com . en-us.