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Narsingh Yadav on Monday has been cleared from all doping charges. National Anti-doping Agency (NADA) announced the verdict on the same and the wrestler was cleared of all the charges.
NADA’s discipinary panel said that they were of the opinion that one time ingestion by NarsinghYadav was not within his knowledge and strengthened his claim.
The verdict meant that Narsingh would now be able to participate in the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Narsingh Yadav gets clean chit from NADA, to participate in Rio Olympics
Narsingh failed a dope test conducted by National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) barely 10 days before the start of the Rio Olympics. The Rio-bound athlete tested positive for both “A” and “B” samples.
Narsingh was selected for the Rio Olympics in controversial circumstances as double Olympic medallist Sushil Singh had also staked his claim to represent the country in 74kg freestyle.
Narsingh’s journey to Georgia along with other men’s freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers on 25th July was also put at a halt during the course of the doping case.
The verdict meant that Narsingh would now be able to participate in the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The Rio-bound wrestler himself showed some delight on the verdict and showed an eagerness to win a medal for the nation. He said, “I am very happy, I cant wait to to win for my nation in the Olympics”.
The wrestler also thanked the public for showing the support during the hustle.
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“I thank the public, media and everyone who supported me and stood by the truth”, he added.
Though, Narsingh Yadav will have to go through a reinstatement test before he boards the flight to Rio, if he is cleared by WADA / IOC
