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The Central Bureau of Investigation CBI on Tuesday registered a case in connection with dope test of wrestler Narsingh Yadav officials said.
The Wrestling Federation of India WFI had in September referred the alleged dope case to the CBI followed by the Haryana government which made the same request in October seeking a detailed probe into the allegation.
After being given a clean chit by the National Anti Doping Agency NADA Narsingh was barred from taking part in the Rio Olympics — barely 12 hours before his bout was scheduled — by the Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS after the World Anti Doping Agency WADA referred the matter to it.
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Narsingh had tested positive for a banned substance ahead of the Rio Olympics on June 25. But he was cleared on August 1 by NADA which allowed him to travel to Rio.
NADA postponed its verdict twice in July and later while giving him the clean chit said he quot;was a victim of sabotage done by a competitorquot;.
Narsingh earlier overcame protracted legal hurdles to participate in Rio after getting dragged into a bitter courtroom tussle by two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar over representing the country.
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