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Bajrang Punia Banned For 4 Years By NADA
Olympic medal winner Bajrang Punia banned for 4 years by NADA, he landed up in a big mess because of this.
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Olympic bronze medal winner, Bajrang Punia has been suspended for four years for not taking a dope test as sought by NADA. So the suspension of Bajrang has come into action from April 23rd, 2024. That is why he cannot wrestle in any competitive arena, nor can he give any foreign coaching.
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Wrestler Bajrang Punia, who won a bronze medal for India at the Tokyo Olympics, has been suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency for four years. This is because he refused to give samples for a doping test during the national team selection trails on March 10. Earlier, NADA had suspended Bajrang Punia for doing the same thing on April 23, following which world governing body UWW, also suspended him. Meaning that he would not participate in competitive wrestling nor he would be allowed to coach abroad.
Bajrang Punia had filed a challenge against the charges against him
Bajrang appealed his initial provisional suspension and, by an order dated May 31, NADA’s ADDP temporarily set aside the suspension order till a formal notice was sent to him. NADA sent him the formal charge notice on June 23. Bajrang contested it by challenging the proceedings initiated against him.
With fellow wrestler Vinesh Phogat joining Congress, Bajrang claimed his innocence before filing an objection to the proceedings that commenced on July 11. Hearings took place on September 20 and October 4.
What did the ADDP say about Bajrang in its order?
While giving its order, the ADDP said that Bajrang was responsible for the sanctions under Article 10.3.1, which resulted in a four-year ban. Due to this, he will not be able to give coaching abroad. The order further went on to state, ‘In the present case, since the athlete was provisionally suspended, the Panel holds that the athlete’s period of ineligibility for a period of 4 years will start from the date on which the notification was sent, i.e. 23.04.2024.’
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