Bajrang Punia provisionally suspended for ‘refusing to submit urine sample’; Wrestler gives his version
Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang Punia contended that he had asked National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) officials to give an explanation about why they had brought along expired kits during a previous out-of-competition test, when they came to collect samples from him during the trials in Sonipat in March.
Bajrang’s post on X came after it was reported that the NADA had provisionally suspended him for not agreeing to submit a urine sample during the trials at the Sports Authority of India centre in Sonipat on March 10. The Tribune reported that Bajrang was “immediately provisionally suspended from participation in any competition or activity prior to the final decision reached at a hearing in this matter,” according to the notice issued to the wrestler.
Though Bajrang lost the 65kg trials...