Indian wrestling is within the midst of one other doping saga forward of the Olympics, when a Tokyo-bound wrestler was examined constructive for a banned substance. United World Wrestling (UWW) has briefly suspended the wrestler beginning Thursday for alleged anti-doping rule violations, it’s discovered.
Eight Indian wrestlers, 4 males and 4 ladies, have certified for the Tokyo Olympics beginning July 23. However, the wrestler’s participation is now unsure and the nation dangers dropping a quota after failing a dope take a look at.
The id of the wrestler has been withheld as a result of pending ‘B’ pattern take a look at. The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) stated they had been unaware of the incident whereas the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) didn’t remark.
Wrestling is considered one of India’s greatest medal sports activities and has gained podium positions in three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012 and 2016).
At the identical time, additionally it is one of many sports activities with the best variety of doping instances. As per NADA’s 2019-2020 data, wrestling was the third greatest anti-doping rule violation sport after athletics and weightlifting. During that interval it had violated 12 guidelines.
This is the second consecutive Olympics when an Indian wrestler has failed a dope take a look at simply earlier than the Olympics. Five years earlier than the Rio Games, Narsingh Yadav failed a drug take a look at, which grew to become one of many greatest scandals in Indian sport. Yadav, who was picked after a long-standing court docket battle with two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar, accused his rivals of accelerating his meals consumption.
While he was let off by NADA, Yadav was not allowed to compete within the Rio Olympics after the World Anti-Doping Agency appealed the choice. He was later handed a four-year suspension, which expired final 12 months. Yadav made a comeback and tried to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics however failed to take action.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
