22 May,2025 08:23 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Neeraj Chopra. Pic/AFP
He may not have coached him as closely as javelin super star Neeraj Chopra, but Shivpal Singh's second doping offence has infuriated German bio-mechanics expert Klaus Bartonietz.
Bartonietz, who shared a highly successful five-year partnership with Chopra during which the Indian collected a host of accolades, including a historic Olympic gold at Tokyo and a silver at the Paris Games last year, didn't hide his anger at Shivpal's second doping offence that could lead to an eight-year ban. "Disappointed? I don't know. But I'm really pissed off. So stupid," Bartonietz told PTI on Wednesday.
"It shows that you don't trust in this process. All those who are doping don't trust that they can reach the top by normal nature of training. It makes me so angry. They carry the Indian flag proudly, saying Jai Hind, by cheating," added Bartonietz. Shivpal, 29, who also competed at the Tokyo Olympics, tested positive for a banned substance in an out-of-competition test earlier this year.
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