Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Tuesday said that the government will provide all support to help dope-cleared wrestler Narsingh Yadav represent the country at the Rio Olympic Games.
The 26-year-old was cleared on Monday to compete in the Rio Olympics after being exonerated of doping charges by a panel of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), which ruled that the wrestler was a victim of "sabotage" and deserved the benefit of doubt.
"Narsingh Yadav have been given a clean chit which means there is no taint of dope on him. He has not been punished, he has been cleared," Goel told reporters. "Now we have to go through the process where WFI have to write to the world body and they have to clear it and then IOC will clear it and we will have to ensure that WADA doesn't become a hindrance and we will extend all support to him and the federation," he added.
Another Rio qualified shot putter Inderjeet Singh's chances of making it to Olympics also seemed slim after his 'B' sample was also found positive. Asked about Inderjeet, Goel said: "It is not possible for me to comment on anybody till we receive a report from anti-doping disciplinary committee. So we will wait for the report."