Not shocking, if I join BJP my ban will be lifted: Bajrang on NADA suspension
Deccan ChronicleNew Delhi: Suspended for four years due to his "refusal" to provide sample for dope test, Olympic medallist Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia on Wednesday said it was a vindictive move by the government which would quash the ban if he joins the BJP. NADA said Bajrang violated the rules by refusing to give sample during selection trials for the national team on March 10. The anti-doping body had first suspended the Tokyo Games bronze medallist wrestler on April 23 for the offence following which, the sport's world governing body UWW had also slapped him with a suspension. The wrestler alleged that the government is looking to get back at them for their involvement in the long-drawn sit-in protest against former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a BJP politician.
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Bajrang Punia not surprised by doping ban: It will be lifted if I join BJP
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‘Never refused to give my sample’: Bajrang Punia responds after NADA suspends him
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