India's first Asian Games gold-winning heptathlete Swapna Barman has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) after testing positive for a banned substance and disciplinary proceedings against her will go ahead despite her recent decision to retire.

Swapna Barman earlier claimed that she lost out on a bronze medal in the women's heptathlon competition of Asian Games 2023 to a "transgender" athlete

Swapna Barman finished behind fellow Indian Nandini Agasara in the women's heptathlon event, missing out on a bronze medal.