Judoka Tulika Maan suspended for whereabouts failure, withdrawn from CWG
Indian judoka Tulika Maan has been withdrawn from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games following a provisional suspension by NADA. The suspension stems from three whereabouts failures within a 12-month period, which constitutes an anti-doping rule violation.
Why it matters
This highlights the strict enforcement of anti-doping protocols for elite athletes and the significant impact of administrative failures on national sports representation.
Birmingham Commonwealth Games silver medal-winning judoka Tulika Maan has been withdrawn from the ongoing Glasgow edition after being handed a provisional suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for three whereabouts failures in the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.
Maan had won silver in the +78kg category in the 2022 edition 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 12 months, and NADA has sent notice to her. So, she will be withdrawn from the team," a judo coach told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
The 27-year-old from Delhi is the second judoka to have been withdrawn from Glasgow CWG.
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