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National Anti-Doping Agency Suspends Bajrang Punia Again, Serves Him Notice Of Charge

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File photo of Bajrang Punia The National Anti-Doping Agency on Sunday suspended Bajrang Punia for a second time, three weeks after ADDP had revoked his suspension on the grounds that NADA had not issued a ‘notice of charge’ to the wrestler. NADA had on April 23 suspended Tokyo Games bronze medallist wrestler for…

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Sports Ministry Okays Vinesh Phogat’s Request To Include Strength and Conditioning Coach in Hungary Training Camp

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Sports Ministry’s Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) have approved Asian Games gold medallist wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s proposal to include strength and conditioning coach Wayne Patrick Lombard for the international training camp in Hungary from June 10 to 21. “Vinesh, who will be competing in 50kg division in the Paris Olympics, had requested for assistance…

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Aman Sehrawat Saves India From Embarrassment By Locking Paris Olympics Quota, Deepak Punia Eliminated

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Aman Sehrawat lived up to the high expectations by locking the Paris Olympics quota in the men’s freestyle 57kg category but Deepak Punia was eliminated from the qualification race following his crushing first-round defeat at the World Qualifiers in Istanbul on Saturday. Aman, the U23 world champion and also the senior Asian Championship title winner,…

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At No Stage Did I Refuse To Give Dope Sample: Bajrang Punia

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New Delhi: Olympic medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia has claimed that he refused to provide urine samples during the selection trials in Sonepat in March because the dope control officials failed to furnish adequate proof that they were carrying proper equipment to conduct the tests. The Tokyo Olympic Games bronze medallist said he had only demanded…

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International Wrestling Body Suspends Bajrang Punia Till The End Of 2024

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Wrestling’s world governing body UWW has suspended Bajrang Punia till the end of this year following NADA’s decision to hand him a provisional suspension for refusing to undergo a dope test. However, in a rather surprising decision, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) sanctioned close to Rs nine lakh for his training abroad despite being…

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India Fields 14-Man Contingent At World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers, Final Chance To Get Paris Olympics Quotas

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India is fielding a 14-man squad for the World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers scheduled in Istanbul from Thursday, the last chance for wrestlers to obtain their quotas for the Paris 2024 Olympics. The 14 wrestlers include Aman Sehrawat and Deepak Punia, as per Olympics.com. The event will conclude on May 12. The two finalists in each…

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“Expired Kit Brought”: Wrestler Bajrang Punia’s Big Allegation After Doping Ban

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Bajrang Punia in a video on his X account© X (Twitter) Following the suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Sunday, wrestler Bajrang Punia opened up on the issue saying that never refused to give his samples to the NADA officials for the doping test. “I want to clarify the news about me being…

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Wrestler Bajrang Punia Suspended By National Anti Doping Body: Report

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The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) suspended wrestler Bajrang Punia indefinitely, a move that could potentially jeopardise his bid to compete in the Paris Olympics, which is scheduled to be held later this year. According to sources, Punia failed to provide his urine sample for the selection trials at Sonepat on March 10, prompting NADA to…

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Vinesh Phogat Secures Women’s 50kg Paris Olympics Quota For India

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Looking as dominant as ever, Vinesh Phogat on Saturday locked Paris Olympics quota in women’s 50kg category, reaching the final at the Asian Olympic Qualifier without conceding a single point in  Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Saturday. It is India’s second quota place for the Paris Games as Antim Panghal had earned a quota in the 53kg category with…

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Two Indian Wrestlers Stranded At Dubai Airport On Way To Olympic Qualifier

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Representative image© X (formerly Twitter) Deepak Punia and Sujeet Kalakal’s chances of qualifying for the Paris Olympics hit a roadblock as the two Kyrgyzstan-bound Indian wrestlers were left stranded at the Dubai international airport due to unprecedented rains in the gulf nation. Deepak (86kg), who had come close to winning a medal at the Tokyo…

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