Narsingh, 26, had tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid, but he pleaded innocence saying his supplements and water were spiked. The sabotage theory was reinforced after the wrestler’s roommate and training partner, Sandeep Yadav, also tested positive for the same substance, metadienone. Both the wrestler’s samples, taken on June 25 and July 5, had tested positive. After the NADA ruling, Sushil Kumar asked Narsingh to “go win (a medal) for me and the country”. “Keeping in view that he was victim of sabotage, the panel exonerates the athlete from charges of anti-doping rules of NADA,” Agarwal said, reading out from a prepared statement.

Source: Hindustan Times August 01, 2016 12:01 UTC