Following his suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), India's ace wrestler Bajrang Punia stated that he had not "refused" to give samples for his doping test to "alleged" control officials and narrated the incident in detail that unfolded when officials came for testing.
Following the suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Sunday, wrestler Bajrang Punia opened up on the issue saying that never refused to give his samples to the NADA officials for the doping test.
Punia, along with a line of other top wrestlers, including Olympians Sakshi Malik and Vinesh; was at the forefront of former BJP MP and president of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accusing him of sexual harassment.
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