NADA sanctions have no bearing on Tokyo Olympics quota places: IWLF secy Yadav

The 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist weightlifter Ravi Kumar Katalu's four-year doping ban along with four others by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) will not affect country's quota places in next year's Olympics in Tokyo, said national federation secretary Sahdev Yadav.

Ravi Kumar, who also won silver at the 2014 CWG in Glasgow, along with Junior CWG medallist Purnima Pandey, lesser known Hirendra Sarang, Deepika Shripal and Gaurav Tomar also tested positive for banned substances in-competition and out-of- competition respectively.

The most high-profile of the names -- Ravi Kumar, tested positive for banned substance Ostarine, a Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator (SARM) which can increase muscle mass, in-competition during this year's National Championship in Visakhapatnam.

"Yes, Ravi Kumar Katalu has been handed suspension for four years. He has tested positive for SARM," confirmed Yadav but completely rubbished speculation that the Indian Weightlifting Federation ...