NADA suspends wrestler Bajrang Punia again and charges him with a “charge” | Sport-other news

The bronze medalist from the Tokyo Games subsequently appealed against the provisional suspension and the ADDP lifted it on May 31 until the NADA files charges, which it did on Sunday.

“This serves as formal notice that you are charged with a violation of Article 2.3 of the 2021 National Anti-Doping Rules and are now provisionally suspended,” NADA said in its notice to Bajrang. He has until July 11 to request a hearing or accept the charges.

The wrestler has stressed that he never refused to provide a sample, but merely requested NADA’s response to his email in which he wanted to know why he was sent expired kits to collect his samples in December 2023.

The NADA also explained the reasons for its actions.

“The supervisor/DCO has duly addressed you and informed you that you must provide a urine sample for doping analysis.

“Even after several requests from the DCO, you refused to provide your urine sample on the grounds that you would not provide the sample unless NADA responds to your email regarding the expired kits used by the concerned DCO when he had come to collect the athlete’s sample for the doping test about two months ago.

“Following your refusal to submit to a sample collection, the NADA DCO also explained to you in detail the consequences and results in accordance with NADR 2021.

“Despite all efforts by the DCO, you refused to submit to sample collection.” NADA made it clear that in the event of an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV), it would seek “disqualification of the results of the event at which the ADRV occurred, as well as the commission of the ADRV with all the resulting consequences, including the loss of all medals, points and prizes.”

(With information from the agency)