Suresh Sathya (born 7 September 1987) is an Indian former

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

. The team consisting of Sathya currently holds the Indian national record in

4 × 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the individu ...

. Sathya won a bronze medal as a member of India's 4 x 100 metres relay team at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

, which also set the national record in the final. At the

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...

he finished sixth in the 200 metres and fourth in the 4 × 100 metres relay, but both results were annulled when it was revealed that Sathya had tested positive for nandrolone prior to the games. He was suspended from competition for two years for the anti-doping violation.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sathya, Suresh 1987 births Living people Indian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Doping cases in athletics Indian sportspeople in doping cases Asian Games competitors for India Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games