Prominent Names Sidelined And Dropped From India’s Asian Games Squad Amid Anti-Doping Crackdown

India’s preparations for the Asian Games have been hit by a string of doping violations, with as many as 12 athletes missing out on the trip to Japan due to anti-doping violations and provisional suspensions. Wushu player Surya Bhanupratap Singh is the latest to be affected after testing positive for the prohibited substance Enobosarm. Judoka Arun Kumar was withdrawn after testing positive for an anabolic steroid, while fellow judoka Tulika Maan was provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency following accumulated whereabouts failures. Both judokas had already been ruled out of India’s Commonwealth Games squad following their respective anti-doping violations, meaning they could not be considered for the Asian Games squad either. The list of athletes missing out also includes four weightlifters -- N Ajith, Sairaj Pardeshi, Harcharan Singh and Vanshita Verma -- shooter Gaurav Kumar Masoori, rower Lakshya, wrestlers Mukul Dahiya and Deepanshu, and runner Abhishek Pal.

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