Indian footballer Ashutosh Mehta fails dope check, banned for two years

ATK Mohun Bagan’s Ashutosh Mehta turned the primary Indian Super League participant to be handed a ban for doping as he has been suspended for 2 years by the NADA’s Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel for flunking a dope check.

Indian footballer Ashutosh turns into first ISL participant to fail dope check (Representation Photo: PTI)

HIGHLIGHTSAshutosh Mehta turned the primary ISL participant to be handed a ban for dopingMehta examined optimistic for a particular substance, morphine, within the in-competition checkAshutosh Mehta claimed he had no intention of utilizing medication

Indian footballer Ashutosh Mehta turned the primary Indian Super League participant to be banned for doping after he was given a two-year ban by the NADA’s Anti-Doping Disciplinary Commission for failing a doping check.

Mehta examined optimistic for a particular substance, morphine, within the in-competition check carried out on February 8 throughout an ISL match performed in Goa.

The ATKMB participant accepted a provisional suspension on June 24, which was optionally available in his case. Mehta claimed he had no intention of utilizing medication and needed to profit from a considerable assure clause.

In his defence, he claimed {that a} teammate of his “allegedly administered him with opium, a source of morphine in the form of ‘Kaala Daba’ (literally translating to ‘Black Medicine’) in pretext of it being an Ayurvedic Medicine”.

“…it is held that the athlete has violated Art 2.1 and 2.2 of NADA ADR 2021. Furthermore, the panel is of the view that the anti-doping violation was unintentional…,” the panel headed by Chaitanya Mahajan mentioned within the order.

“We accordingly hold that the athlete is liable for a period of ineligibility of two years.”

The Panel directed that Mehta be given credit score for his provisional suspension.

Former India goalkeeper Subrata Pual was handed a provisional suspension by the NADA in 2017 after for testing optimistic for a prohibited substance in an out-of-competition check carried out throughout a nationwide camp however was later let off with a warning after he was in a position to show that his dope violation was not intentional.

At that point, Paul was taking part in for an I-League membership DSK Shivajians though he had performed within the ISL the earlier 12 months.

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