In August 2023 the India National Anti-Doping Agency (INADA) reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Methyltestosterone.
Following notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and was heard for the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel of India (ADDPI).
The Athlete admitted the violation and denied the intentional use of the substance. He stated that he only had used supplements and requested for a reduced sanction.
The Panel finds that the presence of a prohibited substance has been established in the Athlete's sample and accordingly that he committed an anti-doping rule violation.
The Panel deems that the Athlete failed to demonstrate that the violation was not intentional, nor how the substance had entered his system.
Therefore the ADDPI decides on 29 April 2024 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 14 August 2023.
