Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari
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Rahendra Bahadur Bhandari (born 14 November 1975) is a Nepal
ese athlete and soldier
who has won 2 silver medals in 9th Asian Games
and 2 gold medals in 10th Asian Games.
He has been part of a scandal where he has tested positive for Deca Durabolin. This has caused a bigger controversy in the usage of anabolic steroids in Nepal. In 2007 Bhandari was found guilty of norandrosterone doping. The sample was delivered on 25 August 2006 in an in-competition test at the 2006 South Asian Games
. He received an IAAF suspension from September 2006 to September 2008.
He returned to the South Asian Games in 2010 and won the gold medal in the marathon competition
. However, the course fell some distance short of the true marathon distance after an organisational mistake.
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
ese athlete and soldier
Soldier
A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
who has won 2 silver medals in 9th Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
and 2 gold medals in 10th Asian Games.
He has been part of a scandal where he has tested positive for Deca Durabolin. This has caused a bigger controversy in the usage of anabolic steroids in Nepal. In 2007 Bhandari was found guilty of norandrosterone doping. The sample was delivered on 25 August 2006 in an in-competition test at the 2006 South Asian Games
2006 South Asian Games
The 2006 South Asian Games were held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from August 18 to August 28, 2006 in the Sugathadasa Stadium with more than 2000 sportspersons competing in the record 20 disciplines of Sports.The 10th edition of SAF Games also marked the debut for Afghanistan...
. He received an IAAF suspension from September 2006 to September 2008.
He returned to the South Asian Games in 2010 and won the gold medal in the marathon competition
Athletics at the 2010 South Asian Games
At the 2010 South Asian Games, the athletics events were held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh from February 6 to February 9. A total of 23 events were contested, of which 15 by male and 8 by female athletes....
. However, the course fell some distance short of the true marathon distance after an organisational mistake.