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Three CWG-bound Indian weightlifters accept doping bans
Three of four Indian weightlifters dropped from the Commonwealth Games squad for doping violations have accepted their bans. NADA imposed three-year suspensions on N Ajith and Harcharan Singh for human growth hormone,…
The Story in Brief
Three of four Indian weightlifters dropped from the Commonwealth Games squad for doping violations have accepted their bans. NADA imposed three-year suspensions on N Ajith and Harcharan Singh for human growth hormone, and a four-year ban on Vanshita Verma for two substances. Heena also accepted a three-year ban for stanozolol.
The four positive tests automatically reduced India's CWG quota from 16 to 11. One athlete, Sairaj Pardeshi, is contesting his provisional suspension, alleging a coach conspired to spike his food. India recorded the world's highest doping positivity rate among nations testing over 5,000 samples for the third straight year, according to WADA's 2024 report.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that these are isolated rogue athletes erodes trust. The sport's governing bodies must answer why systemic failures persist despite three straight years as WADA's positivity leader. The real test is whether authorities will investigate the coach conspiracy allegations thoroughly or let this slide like the others.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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