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Rio 2016: NarsinghYadav was let down by compatriots - IOA

Updated on: 20 August,2016 08:49 AM IST  | 
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Taking up cudgels on behalf of wrestler Narsingh Yadav after CAS overturned the clean chit given to him by the National Anti-Doping Agency, the Indian Olympic Association blamed unnamed compatriots for his ouster from the Olympics and the four-year ban slapped on him.

Rio 2016: NarsinghYadav was let down by compatriots - IOA

Rio de Janeiro: Taking up cudgels on behalf of wrestler Narsingh Yadav after CAS overturned the clean chit given to him by the National Anti-Doping Agency, the Indian Olympic Association blamed unnamed compatriots for his ouster from the Olympics and the four-year ban slapped on him.


“It’s not just a loss for Narsingh at the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sports) but he was beaten by his compatriots who did not want to let him compete at the Olympics and not by his opponents,” remarked Rajeev Mehta, IOA secretary general, who sounded upset.



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