In May 2023 the India National Anti-Doping Agency (INADA) reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Jagath Singh Suresh Kumar for evading doping control at a competition in Delhi in March 2023.
Following 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 alleged that he immediately had to leave the venue because of the illness of his mother. However the Panel deems that his explanation and his evidence does not show any emergency or a compelling justification for evading doping control.
Therefore the Panel decides on 16 October 2023 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 10 May 2023.
