Inderjeet Singh News

The 2015 Asian champion had asked NADA to test his B sample at another laboratory outside India as he does not have faith in the government aided laboratory.

Inderjeet was tested seven times this year.

After his 'A' sample tested positive, the NADA asked the Haryana athlete, who had won a silver in the 2014 Asian Games, if he wants to test his 'B' sample and if so, to do this within seven days.

Track and field athletes (266) and weightlifters (169) are the key contributors to these numbers.

Rio Olympics-bound Inderjeet Singh's A sample taken out of competition on June 22 had returned positive on Monday for a cocktail of steroids.

It has now emerged that the sample taken on June 29 has returned negative.

India's medal-winning hopes at the upcoming Rio Olympics suffered yet another setback after ace shot-putter Inderjeet Singh failed a doping test.

Indian athletics is yet to open its medal account in the Olympics but track and field contingent is set to be a sizeable one in the Rio Games next year with 15 having made the cut so far.

A charity event has been organised by the Subroto Cup officials who have also decided to honour athletes Inderjeet Singh, Manish Rawat and Narsingh Pancham Yadav for Rio Olympics qualification.

Athletics Federation of India (AFI) chief coach Bahadur Singh on Thursday said shot putter Inderjeet Singh can train wherever he wishes ahead of next year's Rio Olympics.

 Reigning Asian shot put champion Inderjeet Singh said on Tuesday he may quit the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme of the sports ministry if he does not get the required support to prepare himself for next year's Rio Olympics.