With firm backing from the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF), weightlifter Monika Devi of Manipur claimed innocence and alleged that she is being victimised by some members of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) after she was accused of dope charges. Monika was the only weightlifter chosen to represent India in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, [...]
Weightlifter Laishram Monika Devi failed a dope test and pulled out of the Indian contingent for the Beijing Olympics. A silver medal winner in the 69kg category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Monika Devi had been unanimously selected by the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) ahead of Shailaja Pujari for Beijing. Monika had also [...]