Retired wrestler Vinesh Phogat handed NADA notice after missing dope test amid Haryana election campaign

The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) served a notice to the wrestler who turned into a politician, Vinesh Phogat for the failure of not reaching for details and sought an explanation within 14 days on 25th September, Wednesday.

New Delhi: The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) served a notice to the wrestler who turned into a politician, Vinesh Phogat for the failure of not reaching for details and sought an explanation within 14 days on 25th September, Wednesday.

The former wrestler announced her retirement after disqualification from the Paris Olympics in August, saying she doesn’t have the strength to continue. The 29-year-old, who was disqualified for being 100gm overweight ahead of her 50kg category gold medal bout, had announced her decision via social media.

In the following rules, all the athletes registered with NADA’s Registered Testing Pool (RTP), of which Vinesh Phogat is a part of it, they are required to provide details about their availability for dope tests.

Talking about the whereabouts failure, if the Athletes fill in the details and are found not available at that location at that given time, it is considered a whereabouts failure. The NADA notice conveyed to Vinesh Phogat that she had not been on the location for the details at the given time, which she had apparently committed a whereabouts failure as she was not available for a dope test on 9th September at her house in Kharkhoda village in Sonipat.

“You are hereby given a formal notice to notify you about apparent failure to comply with the whereabouts requirements of the ADR, and to invite you to make any comments before we come to a final decision on the matter,” the NADA notice read.

“A Dope Control Officer (DCO) was sent to test you on that day at that time and place. However, he was unable to locate you for testing as you were not available at the given location.” Vinesh needs to either accept the failure or provide evidence that she was present in that location for about 60 minutes.