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Indian wrestler banned for 4 years with 2 positive tests

Xinhua, August 19, 2016 Adjust font size:

Indian freestyle wrestler Narsingh Yadav has been banned for four years after two doping tests, the ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) at the Rio Olympic Games said here on Thursday.

WADA filed an urgent application before the CAS ad hoc Division to challenge the decision of Indian Olympic Committee to exonerate Narsingh Yadav following two positive anti-doping tests with methandienone on June 25 and July 5 this year.

WADA requested that a four-year ban which CAS upheld on Thursday.

"Narsingh Yadav was sanctioned with a four-year ineligibility period starting today and that any period of provisional suspension or ineligibility effectively served by the athlete before the entry into force of this award shall be credited against the total period of ineligibility to be served," said CAS in a statement.

"Furthermore, all competitive results obtained by Narsingh Yadav from and including 25 June 2016 shall be disqualified, with all resulting consequences (including forfeiture of medals, points and prizes)."

The 27-year-old athlete had been previously scheduled to play on Friday in men's 74kg freestyle wrestling. Enditem