In January 2018 the India National Anti-Doping Agency (INADA) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Jagtar Singh Kang after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Meldonium. After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard for the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel of India (ADDPI).
The Athlete gave a prompt admission about the violation and provided substantial assistance to INADA. Here INADA argued that the Athlete’s substantial assistance was without success, that he failed in his duty that no prohibited substance entered his system, nor did he establish grounds for a reduced sanction.
The Panel finds that the test results establish the presence of a prohibited substance in the Athlete’s system and accordingly that he committed an anti-doping rule violation. The Panel agrees that the Athlete’s assistance was insufficient and deems that the Athlete failed to establish that the violation was not intentional, nor did he demonstrated grounds for a reduced sanction.
Therefore the ADDPI decides on 5 April 2018 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 28 June 2017.
