Soon after National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) provisionally suspended wrestler Bajrang Punia, the Tokyo Olympic Games medalist clarified that he never refused to give his samples. (More Sports News)
Putting a video on X issuing a clarification on the matter, Punia said that he never refused to give ওhis dope samples but 𒅌only asked the officials to first explain what action had been taken after they brought expired sample kits to test the wrestler.
Punia wrote on X: "I want to clarify the news about me being asked to take a dope test!!! I never refused to give my sample to NADA officials, I requested them to first answer me as to what action they took on the expi𓆏red kit they brought to take my sample and then take my dope test."
The wrestler can be seen showing the expiry date of doping kits in the video which he says were brought to him by NADA officials. He also says in the video that the officials have come to test him eight time since he started his protest against the former Wrestling Fe💖deration of Indi🦂a (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
He also hinted at "crocodiles sitting above" pullin🍒g the strings on such decisions.
Punia along with Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat were at the forefront of the protest against the the🦂n WFI head Sin🌳gh who was accused by female wrestlers of sexual harassment.
Earlier on Sunday, the t✃wo-time Commonwealth Games champion was provissionaly suspended by NADA with the rea💖son reportedly being his failure to provide his samples.
As per the reports, Punia refused to provide the sample after he lost to Rohit Kumar in his O🦋lympic trial bout in Sonipat earlier this year.
The wrestler reportedly 🌸left the Sports Authority of India centre right after he lost his match.
The N🥀A✅DA decision comes ahead of the Olympic selection trials and could be a big blow for Punia.
