India stares on the disagreeable chance of shedding two gold medals it received throughout the latest Hangzhou Asian Para Games as Neeraj Yadav failed a dope check carried out by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) a couple of days earlier than the continental showpiece.
It is learnt that Yadav examined constructive for anabolic steroids in an out-of-competitors check carried out in Bengaluru simply “six days” earlier than his departure for Hangzhou.
If he’s discovered to have dedicated a doping offence by the NADA panel, India is predicted to lose the 2 gold medals Yadav received within the F55 javelin and discus throw occasions within the October 22-28 occasion.
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It might additionally see India dropping one place right down to sixth from the unique fifth. In that case, Indonesia, which had received 29 gold, 30 silver and 36 bronze, will rise one place to fifth.
India had received 29 gold, 31 silver and 51 bronze however its yellow steel rely could now be diminished to 27 if Yadav is discovered responsible of doping.
“We have written to the NADA that the sample in question might not have been his. Or otherwise, the sample could have been contaminated,” Paralympic Committee of India’s (PCI) athletics head coach S Satyanarayana informed PTI from Bengaluru.
“We got to know of the ADRV (Anti-Doping Rule Violation) on November 13 and he has seven days to represent his case. So, his case will be heard on November 21,” he added.
The 39-yr-outdated Yadav couldn’t be reached regardless of repeated makes an attempt as he didn’t reply to calls.
Satyanarayana, nevertheless, admitted that India will lose the 2 gold medals Yadav received in Hangzhou if the para-athlete is discovered responsible of doping by the NADA panel.
“Yes, we will lose the two gold medals if the NADA panel does not accept our contention. It does not matter whether it is an ADRV in a domestic sample or collected by an international agency or body, his results will be annulled since the test was done before the Asian Para Games,” he mentioned.
“But why we are saying his sample could have been misplaced or contaminated is that he was tested twice in Hangzhou and so far we have not heard of any doping offence from the Asian Para Games samples.”.
Satyanarayana mentioned the PCI will look ahead to the outcomes from the 2 dope samples given by Yadav in Hangzhou.
“If he returns positive in Hangzhou tests, then he is guilty of doping and we have no case. If he comes clean in the two tests in Hangzhou, there is no way he will have an ADRV in the NADA sample because steroids remain for a long time in the body system,” he added.
“This particular test was done in Bengaluru six days before going to Hangzhou. He had given three samples in September, including during the trial selection for the Hangzhou Asian Games, and they all came clean. He is an experienced athlete competing for 10 years and he knows the consequences. .
“Moreover, the sample collection of seven athletes was done together in a single room (of SAI Centre in Bengaluru) and there is a chance of samples being attributed to wrong people. This is what he told me.
“It’s two steroids and not one found in his sample. He was surprised to get to know of his ADRV. He said there is something wrong in the sample collection. He also told me that he has not taken any food supplement and he wrote this on the declaration form.”.
According to Satyanarayan, the NADA has not provisionally suspended Yadav despite the fact that he has returned constructive for anabolic steroids.
Interestingly, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) guidelines coping with provisional suspensions and contaminated merchandise allow a Result Management Authority (RMA) to not impose provisional suspension.
“Although a Provisional Suspension is mandatory in respect of AAF or ADRV involving Prohibited Substances that are not classified as Specified Substances on the Prohibited List, an RMA may decide not to impose or to lift a Provisional Suspension if it is satisfied that (a) the Athlete’s explanation regarding the Use of a Contaminated Product is credible, and (b) no unfairness to other Athletes will result from the Athlete being permitted to compete.”
Yadav was identified with Post-Polio Residual Paralysis on the tender age of seven however he at all times had the inclination in the direction of sports activities and performed wheelchair tennis from 2005 to 2012.
His life modified after he participated within the 2015 Delhi State Athletics Meet, profitable gold medals in shot put, javelin and discus throw.
Yadav claimed gold within the javelin throw within the Asian Para Games in 2018 earlier than securing the yellow steel within the javelin and discus throw within the Marrakesh Grand Prix final yr.
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