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Narsingh Yadav's official statement

Updated on: 25 July,2016 08:32 AM IST  | 
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I have been a professional freestyle wrestler for over 15 years and I have undergone almost 25-30 dope tests

Narsingh Yadav's official statement

Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav

I have been a professional freestyle wrestler for over 15 years and I have undergone almost 25-30 dope tests. I have come out clean every single time and never have any of my samples returned positive results.

Narsingh Yadav
Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav who has tested positive for a banned steroid that rules him out of the Rio Olympics that begin August 5. Pic/ AFP


I have undergone three tests in the last month and a half. I appeared for a dope test on June 2 before leaving for a training camp in Bulgaria.



I was tested on my return on June 25 and again on July 5. I believe there is foul play involved in this entire episode.

Someone has sabotaged my food supplements and water intake.

I take pride in the fact that I have competed in every competition, international and domestic, in an honest, fair and transparent manner and I will continue to do so. I am a responsible athlete with an understanding of the country’s expectations and hopes on me.

I would never dream of betraying that hope.

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