While Rio 2016 Olympics will remain a most cherished memory for Indian fans with the swaying win of P V Sindhu and Wrestler Sakshi Malik, it has come down crashing for Narsingh Yadav. Yadav who was found positive in his doping test for the 74 kg freestyle wrestling at Rio 2016 Olympics has been banned for 4 years.
The decision that came around evening on Thursday has shocked fans and Sports fraternity.The ad hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has refuted the Indian anti-doping body, NADA’s approval, slamming a ban of 4 years on Narsingh Yadav.
Yadav, who was all set to compete in his wrestling category today had cleared his medical tests on Thursday.
“To say I am devastated at the decision of CAS would be putting it mildly. I have gone through so much over the last two months off the mat but the thought of fighting for the glory of the nation at the Games had kept me going. My dream of competing and winning the country a medal at the Rio Olympics has been cruelly snatched away from me twelve hours before my first bout,” Narsingh Yadav said after the decision came.
Wrestler Sushil Kumar who had been competing with Narsingh to represent India for the same, took to twitter to show his support by saying
very unfortunate 2 see the Wrestling go through this. I hv given my life to ot
& wl always support fellow wrestlers pic.twitter.com/CUsbIGf8Gb— Sushil Kumar (@WrestlerSushil) July 25, 2016
Singh’s sister has urged PM Narendra Modi to come forward and help them lift the ban on the Haryana based Wrestler.
Singh had flinched a gold in the 2010 Commonwealth Games and was hoping to make it big in the Olympiads.
Reactions have been pouring in from sportspersons on the same. Narsingh will now have to vacate his room alotted to athletes in the Olympic Games Village at Rio de Janeiro. While Singh’s family is shocked at the decision and continues with their claim that all of this is a controversy, Indian representation at the 74 kg freestyle goes vacant this time.
