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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||
| Born | 12 June 1982 | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||
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Shailaja Pujari (born 12 June 1982)[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
References
- ↑ "Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ↑ "Shailaja Pujari | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ↑ "Indian weightlifter gets lifetime ban for doping". ESPN.com. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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