“But we are positive that Narsingh will get to play his bout tomorrow”, he added.
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Narsingh Yadav had tested positive in dope tests ahead of Rio Olympics.
Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav’s chances of competing in the Olympics continued to hang in balance after the completion of a CAS hearing into the World Anti-Doping Agency’s appeal against the clean chit given to him in a dope scandal by NADA.
The CAS panel did not accept the argument of the athlete that he was the victim of sabotage and noted that there was no evidence that he bore no fault, not that the anti-doping rule violation was not intentional. WADA requested that a 4-year period of ineligibility be imposed on the athlete.
WADA chose to appeal against the clean chit given to him by NADA in a dope scandal back home on Tuesday potentially putting his wrestling career on risk.
This massive setback to Narsingh could have been triggered by Russian contingent members, who complained of bias by WADA, who had banned several of their countrymen over failed dope tests. They also rejected the theory that his food was spiked at the Sports Authority of India centre in Sonepat.
However, Narsingh’s name earlier appeared in the official schedule released on Friday after he underwent the regular weigh-in. He is scheduled to take on France’s Zelimkhan Khadjiev in the qualification round but that would depend on the ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) set to be out in the next three-four hours. But that would not happen now.
On Tuesday, Narsingh’s Rio campaign hit another roadblock when the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chose to appeal the CAS against the clean chit given to him by the National Anti-doping Agency (NADA) in New Delhi connection with doping charge.
Narsingh, who bagged the quota with a bronze medal finish in last year?s World Championships, tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid on both his “A” and “B” samples.
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“WADA has appealed in the CAS”.
