File picture of Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia© AFP
Wrestler Bajrang Punia, who received the bronze medal for India within the Tokyo Olympics 2020, alleged that the Nationwide Anti-Doping Company (NADA) was utilizing utilizing expired and outdated gear whereas conducting dope checks on athletes. In a video that he posted on social media, Punia confirmed that he was visited by the NADA officers for a take a look at however the gear had been previous their expiry date. The wrestler confirmed that syringes and vials that the officers had been carrying and made a request to the authorities to look into the matter. He additionally tagged NADA in his publish on social media together with the whole video.
“This can be a crucial video for all of us to look at and take into account. Easy methods to belief the system if procedures usually are not adopted. How can one make sure that there is no such thing as a manipulation in the whole course of? This will occur to anybody, particularly junior athletes. Please learn about your rights and process associated to doping. We urge the involved authorities to take obligatory motion and request the athletes to stay alert and train utmost warning throughout such procedures,” Punia wrote on X (previously Twitter).
— Bajrang Punia (@BajrangPunia) December 13, 2023
Within the video, Punia is also heard saying that he doesn’t blame the officers.
Earlier, Punia was granted bail by a Delhi courtroom in a felony defamation case filed by coach Naresh Dahiya, who had accused the highest wrestler of tarnishing his picture together with his assertion through the protest in opposition to federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
In the course of the wrestlers’ protest, Bajrang had stated that Dahiya didn’t have any credibility to oppose the agitation since he himself was going through a rape case.
Dahiya had then moved the courtroom, which had summoned Bajrang, who just lately suffered defeat on the Asian Video games to return with out a medal.
“Bajrang had sought exemption from bodily look and missed the primary three hearings. He appeared bodily right now and the courtroom has granted him bail. The subsequent date for listening to is March 5,” advocate Rajesh Kumar Rexwal, who represented Dahiya, instructed PTI after the proceedings.
(With PTI inputs)
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