Indian judoka Tulika Maan has been withdrawn from the ongoing Glasgow edition after being handed a provisional suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for three whereabouts failures in the last 12 months.
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Commonwealh Games| Indian Judoka Tulika Maan suspended for whereabouts failure, withdrawn from games
In one lineIndian judoka Tulika Maan withdrawn from Glasgow Commonwealth Games after three whereabouts failures leading to a two-year ban.Key points• Whereabouts failureTulika Maan committed three whereabouts failures in 12 months, violating NADA anti-doping rules and facing a two-year suspension.• Withdrawal from GamesMaan was withdrawn from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, making her the second judoka to be pulled from the event.• Previous successMaan won silver in the +78kg category at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games and was a medal prospect in Glasgow.• Team impactIndia’s judo team, originally a 14-member contingent, faces setbacks with two withdrawals before the competition begins.• Anti-doping rulesUnder WADA rules, three whereabouts failures within 12 months constitute an anti-doping violation, triggering sanctions.Key statistics27Age of Tulika Maan3Number of whereabouts failures2 yearsSuspension duration3Medals won by India in 2022 CWG14Team size approved for 2022 CWGProcessed with AI. Reviewed by DH Digital Team.
Under the World Athletics Anti-Doping (WADA) rules, any combination of three whereabouts failures — filing failure and/or missed test — within a period of 12 months constitute an anti-doping rule violation.
Maan had won silver in the +78kg category in the 2022 edition held in Birmingham and she was a strong medal prospect in Glasgow as well. She now stares at a two-year ban.
“She has committed three whereabouts failures in a 12-month period and NADA has sent notice to her. So, she will be withdrawn from the team,” a judo coach told PTI news agency on conditions of anonymity.
The 27-year-old from Delhi is the second judoka to have been withdrawn from Glasgow CWG.
On Thursday (July 22), Arun Kumar, who competes in the men’s -73kg category, was pulled out of the Games after failing an out-of-competition dope test. He was handed a provisional suspension by the NADA for testing positive for an anabolic steroid.
The Indian judo team has not yet left for the Games as its competition schedule will start on July 31. The judokas are scheduled to depart on July 27.
Athletes included in the Registered Testing Pool (RTP) must provide the full address for their overnight location, the name and full address of each location where they train, work or conduct other regular scheduled activities, as well as the usual time frame of each activity.
RTP athletes must also identify a 60-minute window and location for each day of the quarter, during which they must be available for testing.
Failure to comply with whereabouts and testing obligations results in a whereabouts failure.