Satheesha Rai is an Indian weightlifter and Olympian from Mangalore, Karnataka.He is also a recipient of the Arjuna Award given in 1999.He won a gold medal and two silver medals in 1998 Commonwealth Games.[1][2] He also won two gold medals and a bronze medal in 2002 Commonwealth Games.but the medal he won in 2002 was stripped due to testing positive for intaking a banned substance.Rai pleaded innocence and stated,I have participated in over 16 internationals events including the Olympics and the World championships the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games besides a host of Asian Weightlifting championships and SAF Games. And in all these Games too tests are mandatory and I have come through clean. Also just before the teams left for Manchester, Sports Authority of India (SAI) conducted tests thrice and unless it's negative we are informed,.[3] but was subsequently served a life ban[4]