NADA's clean chit to Narsingh Yadav will be reviewed: WADA

NEW DELHI: A day after wrestler Narsingh Yadav was exonerated of doping charges by the National Anti-doping Agency (NADA), its parent world body WADA said that it will review the case. World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) communications coordinator Maggie Durand said it has requested NADA to send the case file for review it.

"We requested the case file following the decision and will review the case. We have no further comment," Durand said in a written reply when asked whether WADA will appeal to the ad hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sports in Rio de Janeiro against the decision rendered by the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel of the NADA.

WADA can appeal against a decision of Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel or Appeals Panel of any of its member countries to the CAS.

NADA Director General Navin Agarwal had also said that any party involved in Narsingh's case (including WADA) can appeal to the CAS within 21 days against the decision of the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel.

If WADA appeals against the decision of the disciplinary panel at the ad hoc division of the CAS, specifically constituted to render decisions quickly during the Olympics, Narsingh may have to wait some more days to know his fate regarding his participation in Rio.

Eleven cases have already been filed before the ad hoc division of the CAS in Rio de Janeiro and decisions are being given in quick time.

On Monday, in a sensational turnaround, Narsingh was exonerated of doping charges by the NADA's Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel, which concluded that he was a victim of sabotage and allowed him a passage to Rio.Narsingh tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid methandienone in tests conducted on June 25.