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DNA test clears doping charges

A notice of charge was issued on January 25 in 2019 and Vijay had been slapped with a four-year ban.

Published: 04th June 2021 02:44 AM  |   Last Updated: 04th June 2021 09:55 AM   |  A+A A-

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: Finally, in what could be a first in the country, the integrity of urine sample has been decided through DNA analysis. Motorbike rider Vijay Singh, according to his lawyer, has been exonerated after World Anti-Doping Agency accredited laboratory in London found that the urine sample that returned positive during an event in November 2018 was not his. A notice of charge was issued on January 25 in 2019 and Vijay had been slapped with a four-year ban.

Sports lawyer Vidushpat Singhania informed that the report from the laboratory has stated that the urine sample that tested positive was not Singh’s and after a hearing on Thursday, his name was cleared.          Full story by Indraneel Das: newindianexpress.com

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