Wrestler Bajrang Punia suspended till 2024

• Tokyo Olympics bronze-medalist Bajrang Punia was provisionally suspended by the United World Wrestling (UWW) following National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA)
• Bajrang has been accused of refusing to provide his urine sample when a dope-control officer from NADA approached him after his bout at the selection trials for the Olympic qualification tournament in March.
• Dope refers to the use of prohibited performance-enhancing drugs taken by athletes. Under the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) a sportsman has to give his location to the national anti-doping agencies and sample when demanded.

ABOUT

• He is the first Indian wrestler to be ranked world no.1 and first to win four world championship medals.
• He won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
• He was awarded by India’s highest sports award Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2019.