Narsingh Yadav was victim of sabotage, claims NADA

The suspense surrounding wrestler Narsingh Yadav's Rio prospects following his positive dope test, came to an end yesterday with the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) clearing the grappler of all charges

New Delhi: The suspense surrounding wrestler Narsingh Yadav's Rio prospects following his positive dope test, came to an end yesterday with the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) clearing the grappler of all charges.  

Narsingh Yadav. Pic/PTI

Narsingh tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid methandienone in tests conducted on June 25. He failed another test on July 5. Yesterday, NADA DG Naveen Agarwal said the sample collected on July 5 had substantially lower content of the banned substance than the one taken on June 25.

"We kept in mind that in the past, till June 2, none of his samples were positive. Had the athlete been regularly taking it, the report of July 5 would have been positive to the extent of having the main substance. It was inconceivable that a one-time ingestion would be of benefit.

Therefore the panel is of the view that the one-time ingestion was not intentional. The athlete deserves the benefit of doubt. Keeping in view that he was victim of a sabotage, the panel exonerates the athlete from charges of anti-doping rules of NADA."

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