Vinesh Phogat Issued Notice by NADA

Wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat has been issued a notice by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for a whereabouts failure after being unavailable for a dope test on September 9 at her house in Kharkhoda village, Sonepat. NADA has sought an explanation within 14 days. Vinesh, who announced her retirement following her disqualification from the Paris Olympics for being overweight, needs to either accept the failure or provide evidence that she was present at the specified location for the required duration. This notice comes amidst her busy campaign for the upcoming Haryana Assembly election from the Julana constituency. Notably, three whereabouts failures within a 12-month period are required for NADA to charge an athlete with an anti-doping rule violation.