K. T. Irfan
Irfan Kolothum Thodi is an Indian athlete from Malappuram, Kerala. He was suspended from 2018 Commonwealth Games and sent home along with fellow athlete Rakesh Babu for violating the no needle policy. A cleaner found a syringe in the duo's room and when questioned by Australian anti-doping officials, the pair gave an unreliable and evasive evidence.
Irfan had previously competed in the Federation Cup at Patiala, clocking a personal best of 1:22:09. At the London 2012 Olympics he set the Indian national record in the 20 km walk with a timing of 1:20:21 and ranked 10th. In March 2013, Irfan finished 5th in the IAAF 20 km Race Walking Challenge event held at Taicang, China.Achievements
- 2011-Inter State Senior National Athletic Championship-Silver-01:30:31
- 2011-Open National Athletic Championship-Gold-01:27:46
- 2012-Federation Cup Senior Athletic Championship-Gold-01:22:14
- 2012-World Race Walking Cup-19th-01:22:09
- 2012-London Olympics-10th-01:20:21
- 2013-IAAF World Race Walking Challenge-5th-01:20:59
- 2013-Participated in the World Athletics Championship, Moscow
- 2017 Max Bupa Race Walking championship Gold-01:22:43
- 2017-Asian Race Walking Championship-Bronze-01:20:59
- 2017-Participated in the World Athletics Championship-23rd-1:21:40
Other details
He is supported by the Anglian Medal Hunt Company.
