In May 2019 the India National Anti-Doping Agency (INADA) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the wrestler Sunil Kumar after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Boldenone.
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 denied the intentional use of the substance. He had only used supplements and could not explain how the prohibited substance entered his system.
The Panel finds that the Athlete could not establish that the violation was not intentional and decides accordingly that to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 29 May 2019.
