Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia has been once against suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency. The decision comes three weeks after NADA’s Anti-Disciplinary Doping panel (ADDP) had revoked the sentence on May 31 until the agency issued a notice of charge. Punia was suspended on April 23 for refusing to cooperate with the NADA by providing a urine sample following the trials held at Sonipat.
Bajrang Punia suspended again
“This serves as a formal notice that you are being charged with the violation of Article 2.3 of the National Anti-Doping Rules, 2021 and now you are provisionally suspended,” said NADA’s communication to Bajrang, as per PTI.
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NADA categorically stated that of Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) is upheld. It will seek “disqualification of results in the event during which the ADRV occurred, commission of the ADRV with all resulting consequences including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes
Why was Punia suspended?
The suspension for the Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Bajrang had come on April 23, after being given a whereabouts failure notice on April 18. On the flipside, Bajrang had accused the officials of sending the sample collectors with expired kits. In an April 25 meeting, the Mission Olympic Cell sanctioned 8,82,000 for Bajrang to and train at Dagestan, Russia from May 28.
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