His hopes of competing within the Olympics over, Indian wrestler Sumit Malik was on Friday banned for 2 years by the game’s world governing physique UWW after his B pattern additionally returned constructive for a prohibited stimulant.
The 28-year-old has one week to resolve if he would settle for the sanction or problem it.
Malik was handed a provisional suspension final month for failing a dope check in the course of the World Olympic Qualifier occasion in Sofia, the place he had certified for the Tokyo Games within the 125kg class.
His ‘B’ pattern was opened on June 30 and expectedly that additionally supplied the identical consequence.
A specified substance was present in Malik’s pattern, although, the 2018 Commonwealth Games gold-medallist had advised PTI that he solely took painkillers to handle proper knee niggle.
“Sumit Malik’s B sample has given the same result and the UWW has banned him for two years from June 3. He has a week to respond. He can call for a hearing or accept the sanction,” a supply within the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) advised PTI.
Sources near Rohtak-based Malik mentioned they are going to quickly take a choice.
“We are discussing the matter with our lawyer,” mentioned the one that is interacting with Malik on the matter.
The basic opinion in WFI is that Malik ought to problem the sanction because it was not a steroid however a stimulant that was taken inadvertently.
Malik has been nursing a knee damage that he suffered in the course of the nationwide camp earlier than the Olympic Qualifiers started at totally different venues.
He had competed on the Asian Qualifiers in Almaty in April however didn’t achieve incomes the quota.
He then competed on the Asian Championship on the similar venue and returned medal-less.
However, on the World Olympic Qualifiers in Sofia held in May, Malik earned the quota by reaching the ultimate, which he forfeited because of the similar damage
By the time listening to takes place and a verdict comes out, he would miss competing on the Olympics.