Delhi: The National Anti -Doping Agency (NADA) has suspended Ramesh Nagpuri, the head coach of the junior national team due to his involvement in doping. Seven players have also been suspended for doping testing. This is a major setback for national athletics. Because apart from this, two other coaches Karamveer Singh and Rakesh have also been suspended in doping matters. The latest list of doping cases released by the National Anti -Doping Agency also includes seven players – Paras Singhal, Pooja Rani, Nalubothu Shanmuga Srinivas, Chelimi Pratuha, Shubham Mahara, Kiran and Jyoti. All of them have been suspended.
19 -year -old Singhal won the 2024 Khelo India Youth Games gold medal in the boys’ 2000 meter steeplechase for Haryana. In 2024, Srinivas won silver medals in all three events: Federation Cup, National Interstate Championships and National Open Championships in 200m race. Nagpuri was working at the Sports Authority of India in Hyderabad. National Athletics Federation in 2023
Dronacharya Award winner Nagpuri was appointed Junior Head Coach. They have been suspended under Article 2.9 of the Anti -Doping Rules, 2021, for an athlete or other person to attempt collusion or collusion. Under this section, ‘Participation or effort in any act, encourage, encourage, conspiracy, hide or intentionally violate an anti-doping rule, attempting to violate the anti-doping rules or to violate Article 10.14.1 (by providing physical or mental assistance) is a crime.
Accused of helping athletes to avoid testing
According to sources, Nagpuri is accused of helping two athletes avoid testing by the Dope Collection Officers of NADA at Sai’s Hyderabad center. She has trained the women’s 100 -meter race national record holder Duti Chand, 2024 paralympic bronze medalist and current world champion (4000 meter) Deepti Jeevanji. On contact, Nagpuri refused to comment on the issue. I do not want to comment on this. I am serving Indian athletics with my full potential. AFI officials also refused to comment. Because he said that there is a need to deal with this issue carefully. This is not the first time an athletics coach has been punished for doping crimes.
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