Narsingh doping row: Goel says final outcome after findings of Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel

NEW DELHI: Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Vijay Goel today informed the Lok Sabha that food supplements submitted by India’s Rio-bound grappler Narsingh Yadav, who had failed a dope test ahead of the upcoming Olympics in August, has been sent for testing and the final outcome will be known after findings of the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel.
Making a suo-motu statement on the matter relating to the case of anti-doping rule violation in respect of wrestler Narsingh Pancham Yadav, the Minister said the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) held its hearing in this case on July 23 and July 27. As per the hearing on July 23, the anti-doping disciplinary panel has directed NADA to conduct testing of the food supplements submitted by athlete at the laboratory.
The laboratory reported that there are no banned substances detected in food supplements submitted by athlete. Mr Goel the next hearing is on July 28 and the findings of the Panel were awaited.
The Minister said the final outcome will be known after findings of the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel. Yadav won bronze medal in 2015 World Wrestling Championship. By virtue of this Medal, he won a quota place for India in 74 Kg freestyle wrestling event in Olympic 2016 to be held at Rio, Brazil. He was training at the training centre of Sports Authority of India, Sonepat.
The Minister said NADA, under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, has been established in 2009 and is mandated for dope free sports in India. NADA is fully compliant to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code with the aim to promote, coordinate and monitor the fight against doping in sports in India. (AGENCIES)

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