In August 2023 the India National Anti-Doping Agency (INADA) reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Akash Kumar Patel. INADA charged the Athlete for his 3 Whereabouts Failures an 1 Missed Test within a 12 month period:
- 1 Q1 Filing Failure recorded on 17 March 2023;
- 1 Q2 Filing Failure recorded on 9 June 2023;
- 1 Filing Failure & 1 Missed Test, recorded on 9 August 2023.
Following notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard for the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel of India (ADDPI).
The Athlete admitted his fault and stated that he was unaware how to file his whereabouts information. The Panel deems that he had committed an anti-doping rule violation because of his Whereabouts Failures and that there are no grounds for a reduced sanction.
Therefore the ADDPI decides on 15 March 2024 to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 10 August 2023.
