In his list of National-Doping Agency (NADA), banned athletes and officers, Rakesh (athletics), and Karamveer Singh (Judo/athletics) included the names of Junior National Athletics Coach Ramesh Nagapuri and provide the reason for the administration of his suspended substances.
Ramesh, the current junior national coach employed by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) and a driving priests, has been suspended for violation of Article 2.9 of National Anti -Doping Rules. Article 2.9 of the NADA rule book states that assisting or encouraging an athlete to take prohibited substance comes under violation of anti -doping rules.
The article, which comes under the ‘complexity’ sub-section of the rules of NADA: “with efforts to help, encourage, help, assist, conspiracy, or deliberate complexity of any other kind, as well as an attempt to include an opposing doping rule violation.” Article
Ramesh, who has also suspended the 100 meter sprinter and national record holder Dutti Chand in the past, was suspended when he allegedly helped the athletes to save athletes from the Sports Authority of India, Hyderabad Center, when officials came to collect samples of athletes.
Two athletes fleeing from the premises are also on the suspension list after the incident and are accused of theft, who violate Article 2.3 of the Nada Rule Book.
Ramesh was not present with the U -18 Indian athletics team traveling to Saudi Arabia for the Asian Youth Athletics Championship earlier this week.
While the list does not clarify the horrors of the restriction period or the horrors of the restriction, Article 10.3.4 of the NADA Rules Book states, “For violation of Article 2.9, the period of disqualification imposed will be at least two (2) years, until lifetime, until the disgrace of life, will be based on the severity of violation.”
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In India, coaches are rarely punished for allegations of doping for allegations faced by their athletes. In the past, NADA has suspended two coaches for involvement in doping. In 2022, Mumbai-based athletics coach Mickey Manzees was banned to inject an prohibited substance in his trainee, while judo coach Naresh Arya was banned in 2024 to collect the samples of his trainees to the official of the National Doping Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) in 2024.
NADA rule in effect
2.8: An attempt of administration or administration by an athlete or other person in any prohibited substance or any athlete of any prohibited method, or any prohibited substance or any athlete of any prohibited method has been attempted by administration or administration or administration for an out-of-competition that is prohibited.
2.9: Complication or effort by an athlete or other person
2.3: developing sample collection; Or refusal or failure to submit into the sample collection without justification after notification by a duly authorized person.
