Paralympics: Banned on Indian para-athlete

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Paralympics: Banned on Indian para-athlete

Indian Para-athlete Vinod Kumar has been banned for two years for cheating.

Indian Para-athlete Vinod Kumar, who had won the bronze medal in the discus throw event (F52 category) at the Tokyo Paralympics last August, was suspended for two years for ‘Intentional Misrepresentation’ of his abilities.

World Para Athletics started disciplinary proceedings with the independent Board of Appeal of Classification over the matter.

The Board claimed that Kumar intentionally misrepresented his abilities in classification. They said Kumar's competition performances were not consistent with his classification performances.

Accusing on Indian para-athlete of cheating, World Para Athletics, in a statement on its website, announces that the Board of Appeal of Classification (BAC) imposed the two-year banned on Kumar which will make him ineligible to compete in para-athletics competitions until August 2023