Para Shuttler Pramod Bhagat is not a part of India’s Paris Paralympics contingent, which started on August 28 with a mega opening ceremony. India had high hopes from him as he was the gold medalist in the Tokyo Paralympics at the last edition. However, it was a huge setback for India, with Bhagat missing the Paris Games.
Why Pramod Bhagat not playing Paralympics 2024?
Pramod Bhagat is not playing in the Paris Paralympics due to an 18-month suspension for breaching the BWF’s anti-doping whereabouts clause.
“The Badminton World Federation can confirm India’s Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion Pramod Bhagat has been suspended for a period of 18 months and will miss the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games,” the governing body stated August 13.
“On March 1, 2024, the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) Anti-Doping Division found Bhagat in breach of the BWF anti-doping regulations for committing three whereabouts failures within 12 months.”
Pramod Bhagat Tokyo Paralympics gold medal
Bhagat won the gold medal in the SL3 men’s singles event at the Tokyo 2020 Games, defeating Daniel Bethell of Great Britain with an impressive score of 21-14, 21-17.
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