Neeraj Yadav fails dope test, India may lose two gold and drop one spot in Asian Para Games table
Neeraj Yadav fails dope test, India may lose two gold and drop one spot in Asian Para Games table
India stares at the unpleasant possibility of losing two gold medals it won during the recent Hangzhou Asian Para Games as Neeraj Yadav failed a dope test conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) a few days before the continental showpiece.
It is learnt that Yadav has tested positive for anabolic steroids in an out-of-competition test conducted in Bengaluru just “six days” before his departure for Hangzhou.
If he is found to have committed a doping offence by the NADA panel, India is expected to lose the two gold medals Yadav won in the F55 javelin and discus throw events in the October 22-28 event.
It could also see India dropping one place down to sixth from the original fifth. In that case, Indonesia, which had won 29 gold, 30 silver and 36 bronze, will rise one place to fifth.
India had won 29 gold, 31 silver and 51 bronze but its yellow metal count may now be reduced to 27 if Yadav is found guilty 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 told
What's Your Reaction?
