Lucknow sai

Lucknow SAI: In a first-of-its-kind incident in Lucknow's Sports Authority of India (SAI), three weightlifters, including a national-level medallist, have been found guilty of using banned substances and have been suspended and debarred from the campus.

All the three – including a female athlete – were on the radar of the internal team of the SAI here, as they were involved in suspicious activities since their induction in the SAI centre four-five months back.

One of the lifters was even spotted by a security guard catching a packet of banned substance thrown by somebody from over the boundary into the campus.