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World wrestling body clears Narsingh for Rio
Published on: Aug 04, 2016 10:54 am IST
NEW DELHI: Cleared by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), Narsingh Yadav got the go ahead from United World Wrestling (UWW) to compete in the Rio Olympics even
NEW DELHI: Cleared by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), Narsingh Yadav got the go ahead from United World Wrestling (UWW) to compete in the Rio Olympics even as he waited for a WADA clearance as well on Wednesday. “We immediately wrote a letter to the world body to reconsider his name for the 74kg category. I am really delighted to announce that UWW has reverted saying that Narsingh will be allowed to participate in the Olympics,” Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said.
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