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| Human Interest | |
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Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Jagminder Singh [national], IND |
General Interest | |
| Other information | OCCUPATION He joined Haryana Police under a sports quota programme that allows him to train and compete internationally. (ashokanews.com, 19 Apr 2018) SANCTION In September 2010 he was provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency [NADA] in India after testing positive for the banned substance methylhexaneamine. He was given a two-year ban in November 2012, which was later reduced to 15 months by the National Anti-Doping Appeals Panel [NAAP] due to the length of time it had taken to hand down the original sentence. He became eligible to return to competition in February 2014. (zeenews.india.com, 14 Feb 2014) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Sonipat, IND |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Haryana Police: India |
| Why this sport? | He was inspired to take up wrestling by his father. |
| Training Regime | He usually practises for six hours a day. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Police Officer |
| Languages | English, Hindi |
| Family | Wife Ankita |