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Monday, August 1, 2016

2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil - Narsingh Yadav Cleared of Dope Charges, Rio hopes Alive

Wrestler Narsingh Yadav got much needed relief on Monday when he was exonerated of doping charges by the National Anti-Doping Agency panel that ruled "there is no negligence on the athlete's part and he is a victim of sabotage."

"The panel concludes that the athlete deserves the benefit of article 10.4 of the anti-coping rules of NADA 2015. There is no fault or negligence on the athlete's part and he is a victim of sabotage," NADA director general, Navin Agarwal, told reporters while reading out the verdict.

However, the Agarwal left without answering the question whether the relief means Narsingh is eligible to participate in the Rio Olympics.

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) had earlier replaced Narsingh with Parveen Rana in the 74-kg event at the Rio Olympics.

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