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After wrestler Narsingh, Rio-bound shot putter Inderjeet Singh tests positive in dope test

| | 26 Jul 2016, 04:04 pm
New Delhi, July 26 (IBNS) : After wrestleer Narsingh Yadav, Shot putter Inderjeet Singh has became the second Rio Olympics-bound Indian athlete to test positive in dope test, reports said on Tuesday.

Singh’s ‘A’ sample returned positive for a banned substance in the test that was conducted on June 22

The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), India’s anti-doping agency, has given the Haryana athlete a week to get another test done.

,If his second sample is also found to be positive, he  may be banned for four years under new World Anti-Doping Agency code.

The 28-year-old said on Tuesday there was a conspiracy against him for being critical of the authorities.

Singh qualified for the Rio Olympics with a personal best throw of 20.65m at the 19th Federation Cup held last year. 

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