PROVISIONAL SUSPENSION
National Anti-Doping Agency suspends Olympic Medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia once again
National Anti-Doping Agency suspends Olympic Medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia again for anti-doping rule violation after revoking provisional punishment.
Powerlifter Sandeep Kaur handed 10-year ban by NADA Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel
NADA suspends Sandeep Kaur for 10 years for doping violations, starting from September 6, 2023. Avnish Giri and Neha V also receive bans for rule violations in their respective sports competitions.
Spain's data protection agency suspends two of Meta's EU election apps
Spain's data protection watchdog AEPD orders the provisional suspension of Meta's planned products for the European election on Instagram and Facebook, citing potential violations of Spanish data protection laws.
United World Wrestling suspends Bajrang Punia; Sports Authority of India approves training abroad but wrestler cancels trip
United World Wrestling (UWW) suspended Bajrang Punia till the end of the year for refusing National Anti Doping Agency's (NADA's) dope test. The wrestler contested whereabouts failure notice from NADA and denied refusal to test. Mission Olympic Cell had approved training funds for Punia despite NADA's actions. Bajrang cancelled training plans and filed a reply to NADA.
Bajrang handed provisional suspension, WFI to approach WADA after NADA keeps it in 'dark'
Bajrang Punia faces provisional suspension at Asian Olympic Qualifiers. Lawyer Vidush Singhania to reply about expired kits. Sanjay Singh surprised at NADA. WFI to contact WADA. Vinesh Phogat tested after trials.
WFI Timeline: From allegations, polls to suspension, lifting of ban, dissolving of ad-hoc panel
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has faced a tumultuous journey, from allegations of sexual exploitation and intimidation to the dissolution of its ad-hoc committee. This timeline captures key events, including protests by wrestlers, formation of oversight committees, suspension by the sports ministry, and the eventual lifting of the ban by the global governing body, United World Wrestling (UWW).
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Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia accuse WFI of using devious means to get suspension lifted, threaten fresh protest
The UWW on Tuesday lifted the provisional suspension on India but directed the national federation to provide written guarantees that there would be no discriminatory action against the protesting trio of Punia, Malik and Vinesh Phogat.
World wrestling body lifts suspension on Wrestling Federation of India with immediate effect
The United World Wrestling (UWW) has lifted the suspension on the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) with immediate effect. This means that Indian wrestlers can now compete under their national flag at UWW events, instead of using the UWW flag as they did during the suspension. The WFI was placed under provisional suspension last year due to a delay in holding elections. The decision to lift the suspension was made by the UWW Bureau, with certain conditions.
What is the genocide case against Israel at top UN court?
The ICJ's 15-judge panel - which will be expanded by an additional judge from each side in the Israel case - deals with border disputes and increasingly cases brought by states accusing others of breaking U.N. treaty obligations.
IOA cannot exercise control over WFI; UWW should lift ban: WFI chief tells world body chief Lalovic
"We would also like to draw your attention to a judgment of the High Court of Delhi against the IOA which was passed on l6th August 2023, which stated that the IOA cannot exercise any control of authority over a National Sports Federation. Any influence by the IOA would be illegal, NSF's are independent entities." Sanjay, a close associate of former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, also pointed out that when the Indian courts, the UWW rules and the Olympic charter all profess autonomy of NSF's how could the IOA breach those rules.
Who is Paul Pogba? Once the most expensive footballer in the world, provisonally suspended for doping
Paul Pogba's troubling downfall, here is a detail diary on the French star's roller-coaster career.
Hima Das provisionally suspended by NADA for three whereabout failures in 12 months
Star Indian sprinter Hima Das has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for three whereabouts failures in the past year. The 23-year-old runner, who has been left out of the Hangzhou Asian Games team due to injury, could face a maximum two-year ban.
I took provisional suspension for swift resolution of my doping case: Dipa Karmakar
"...I unknowingly ingested and could not determine the source of (the banned substance). I decided to take a provisional suspension with the hope of a swift resolution with the international federation," Karmakar wrote on her Twitter handle, indicating that she had admitted to the doping rule violation.
CWG gold medallist Sanjita Chanu fails dope test, suspended provisionally by NADA
Sanjita's sample was taken on September 30, the day she lifted a total of 187kg to finish second. Both her 'A' and 'B' samples have shown the presence of Drostanolone, an anabolic steroid that is on the specified list of the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list, says a report in Tribune.
Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur provisionally suspended after testing positive for banned drug
A provisional suspension is when an athlete or other person is suspended temporarily from participating in any competition or activity in athletics prior to a final decision at a hearing conducted under the World Athletics Anti doping rules or the integrity code of conduct.
Olympic-bound wrestler Sumit Malik fails dope test, provisionally suspended
It marks the second consecutive instance of a wrestler being caught in dope net before the Olympics -- the previous being ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics when Narsingh Pancham Yadav had failed one and was slapped with a four-year ban.
Hardik Pandya, K L Rahul out from 1st ODI amid recommendation of suspension
A BCCI source told PTI that Rahul was not considered for selection while Pandya will not feature at least in the game on Saturday. A final decision on the matter is still awaited.
Revenue dept withdraws circular on suspension of safeguard duty on solar cells
In July, India had imposed safeguard duty on solar cells imports from China and Malaysia for two years to protect domestic players from steep rise in inbound shipments.
I am innocent, will challenge suspension: Sanjita Chanu
Sanjita, who had won a gold in the women's 53kg category in the recent Gold Coast CWG, was suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) tested positive for testosterone.
Yusuf Pathan handed five months suspension after failing dope test
The BCCI said it is "satisfied" with Pathan's explanation that was using the medication to "treat an Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (URTI) and not as a performance-enhancing drug".
Ethics Board extends IAAF officials' suspension
SPORT-DOPING-IAAF:Ethics Board extends IAAF officials' suspension
Athletics-Ethics Board extends IAAF officials' suspension
SPORT-DOPING/IAAF:Athletics-Ethics Board extends IAAF officials' suspension
Skier Johaug given provisional ban after positive test
SPORT-DOPING-NORWAY-JOHAUG:Skier Johaug given provisional ban after positive test
Doping-Skier Johaug given provisional ban after positive test
SPORT-DOPING/NORWAY-JOHAUG:Doping-Skier Johaug given provisional ban after positive test
Pakistan Cricket Board to appeal against suspension of Yasir Shah
A PCB official said it has been decided not to ask the ICC to have a test of the B sample collected from Yasir after his sample A tested positive for a banned substance leading to the ban.
Doping menace comes back to haunt Indian weightlifting in 2015
The two women lifters -- Pramila Krisani and Minati Sethi -- were caught for doping at the Commonwealth Championships in Pune in October and were handed provisional suspension.
E-zine row: Student claims discrepancy in provisional certificate
The administration of the Delhi University-affiliated college, however, chose to remain mum on the matter.
Ajay Maken terms AIBA's suspension on Sarita Devi as unfortunate
The remarks of Maken, who is a Congress spokesperson, came after the international sports body, AIBA took strong action.
Boxing India to form commission to address Gujarat's suspension
Boxing India (BI) today said it would form a Dispute Commission to address the suspended Gujarat State Amateur Boxing Association issue.
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