Background
Rajendra Bhandari was born in Chock Chisapani-9 V.D.C.
Rajendra Bhandari was born in Chock Chisapani-9 V.D.C.
As of 2014, Bhandari lives in Kathmandu. In line with family tradition, he had an arranged marriage with Shanta Thapa in 1996. He tested positive for Deca Durabolin – an event which brought wider attention to the usage of anabolic steroids in Nepal.
In 2007 Bhandari was found guilty of norandrosterone doping.
The sample was delivered on 25 August 2006 in an in-competition test at the 2006 South Asian Games. He received an IAAF suspension from September 2006 to September 2008.
However, the course fell some distance short of the true marathon distance after an organisational mistake.