Shailaja Pujari Explained

Shailaja Pujari
Nationality:Indian
Birth Date:1982 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Andhra Pradesh,[1] India
Sport:Weightlifting

Shailaja Pujari (born 12 June 1982)[2] is a former Indian weightlifter.

Pujari competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games where she won gold medals in the 75 kg snatch, 75 kg clean and jerk and 75 kg total events.[3]

She was removed from India's 2006 Commonwealth Games team after testing positive for steroids and was given a lifetime ban from competing in January 2010 after testing positive for a banned substance in September 2009.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Life-banned Shailaja Pujari faces another ban?. The Hindu. 23 April 2010. 26 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Results . m2002.thecgf.com . 12 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Shailaja Pujari Commonwealth Games Federation . thecgf.com . 12 May 2020 . en.
  4. Web site: Indian weightlifter gets lifetime ban for doping . ESPN.com . 12 May 2020 . en . 22 January 2010.

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