Paris Paralympics 2024: Shuttler Pramod Bhagat suspended for 18 months. Here is why
Live MintParis Paralympics 2024: Tokyo gold medallist para shuttler Pramod Bhagat has been suspended for 18 months due to whereabouts failure and will miss the Paris Paralympic Games, the Badminton World Federation said on Tuesday. Bhagat falls under the SL3 category, which has “athletes competing standing with a lower limb impairment and balance problems walking or running,” as stated by the Paralympic Classification of Paris Paralympics 2024. “On March 1 2024, the Court of Arbitration of Sport Anti-Doping Division found Bhagat in breach of the BWF anti-doping regulations for committing three whereabouts failures within 12 months,” BWF said in a statement, reported the PTI. Pramod Bhagat's win at the Tokyo Paralympics Pramod Bhagat won a gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics in the men's singles SL3 category, defeating Daniel Bethell of Great Britain in the final.