Shot-putter Inderjeet Singh, who failed a dope test yesterday, had recently threatened to expose corruption in sport after his return from Olympics
Shot-putter Inderjeet Singh in the city recently during an event organised by his employers Indian Oil. Pic/Suresh Karkera
Even as the Narsingh Yadav dope saga continues, the Rio Olympics-bound Indian contingent received another setback yesterday as shot-putter Inderjeet Singh failed a National Anti-Doping Agency-conducted dope test on June 22. The 28-year-old reigning Asian Champion said his samples had been tampered with.
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Shot-putter Inderjeet Singh in the city recently during an event organised by his employers Indian Oil. Pic/Suresh Karkera
"This is a conspiracy and there is something wrong. My sample has been tampered with. Why would a player take something which is not good for his health," said Inderjeet. Inderjeet's 'A' sample has tested positive for anabolic steroids, androsterone and etiocholanolone, and if his 'B' sample also tests positive, he will have to miss Rio Games besides facing the prospect of being banned for four years under the new WADA code.
Interestingly, on July 15, Singh had told mid-day that the only way to put a player down is to get him framed in dope. It was as though he had foreseen trouble.
"There is only one way to end a player's chances when he is on the rise — frame him on doping charges by mixing the drug in their drinking water. There have been many films on this. In our country, the one who stands up against the authorities always finds himself fighting a lonely battle. The athlete is warned that he shall be finished. Sports Authority of India (SAI) has a lot of stories that have never come out. I will tell you the truth about some top officials after I come back from Rio," Inderjeet said during an event organised by his employers, Indian Oil in Bandra earlier this month.
Inderjeet also pointed out that the coaches who toil are never recognised. "True hard working coaches like mine (Pritam Singh) never get recognition. They unearth talent, toil on the field, but are never talked about. There is lot of conflict in the country regarding sports authorities and I shall write a book on this. If the higher-ups can't provide the next generation what they want, how can they have medal hopes," Inderjeet added.
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