Adding to the embarrassment for Indian wrestling, Asian Games-bound Greco Roman wrestler Deepak has failed a dope test, forcing the national federation to withdraw him from the contingent, further shrinking the Indian challenge at continental showpiece.
The development comes after India have already lost two wrestling places in the Asian Games squad following doping cases involving Mukul Dahiya (men’s freestyle 86kg) and Deepanshu (Greco Roman, 130kg).
Deepak was the first wrestler from the Indian postal service to secure a place in the Indian team for the Asian Games.
The 25-year-old Delhi wrestler was a surprise winner at the selection trials held in Lucknow on May 31 after coming through a medal-winning show at the Federation Cup.
According to a notification issued by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), Deepak’s urine sample, collected during the selection trials, returned an atypical finding for clomifene, a prohibited substance classified under S4 (Hormone and Metabolic ..
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