Sourabh Vij (born 14 June 1987) is an Indian shot putter. He won gold at the second

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. In 2006 he won an Asian Junior silver medal and represented India at the

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. After appearances at the

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, he came to prominence in 2010 with an unratified national record-beating throw of 20.65 metres. Second place at the national championships guaranteed him a spot at the

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in his hometown of

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. His test from the championships came back positive for the banned substance

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, however, and he was banned from competition, missing the Games.

Career

Born in

, Vij won his first medal at the

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, where his mark of 18.45 metres brought him the shot put gold medal (India's second athletics gold of the competition along with Hari Shankar Roy). He began competing as a junior with a 6 kg implement in 2005. His first successes came the following year: he won the national junior championships, took a silver medal at the

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and represented India at the

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, where he finished seventh in the shot put final. He moved up into the senior ranks the following year and finished ninth at the

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. He returned to the competition two years later and his throw of 18.38 m at the

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brought him a fifth-place finish. He earned himself a place in the main national team in the buildup to the

in his hometown of Delhi. Having consistently thrown over 20 metres that season, he surpassed Shakti Singh's decade-old Indian record of 20.42 m by some distance with a put of 20.65 m to win at the Delhi State Annual Athletics Championships. However, the mark could not be ratified as the meeting did not conduct any of the necessary

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s or have an official from the Athletics Federation of India present. The following week he competed at the Asian All-Star Meet – a test event for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games

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competition. He had a best mark of 19.09 m and finished runner-up behind

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. At the Indian Inter-State Championships in August he was again runner-up to Singh, but threw a more-impressive 19.91 m – eight centimetres off the winning mark. His plans to represent his nation at the Commonwealth Games in his hometown finished abruptly as his doping test at the championships came back positive for the banned substance

(a stimulant). The failed test was one of seven positive results for the drug, coming at the same time as those for

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er Akash Antil and six wrestlers, including Rajiv Tomar.Buncombe, Andrew (2010-09-04)
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vij, Sourabh 1987 births Living people People from New Delhi Indian male shot putters Doping cases in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Indian sportspeople in doping cases Commonwealth Games competitors for India Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes from Delhi Asian Games competitors for India

Career

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