Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated on Tuesday that athletes and sportspersons must stay away from drugs, emphasising, "Drugs lead to destruction; those who turn to drugs will not achieve anything significant in life."
Neeraj Chopra said it was difficult for athletes to retain focus mentally after such goof-ups and hoped that such incidents aren’t repeated.
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Kamalakant Nayak, the para-athlete, who hails from Puri district, covered the distance of 1.14 km between the city’s Rajmahal and Mastercanteen Square 189 times. He started turning wheels from 4.30 pm on January 15 and stopped at 4.30 pm on January 16.
Majhi’s jump of 2.08 metres to pocket the bronze wasn’t just his PB but also a new Odisha state record.
The Ugandan athlete had left behind his luggage and the note said that he wanted to stay in Japan and work.
Following this, the 30-year-old athlete has provisionally been suspended. On proven guilty, Gomathi could be stripped of her medal beside being handed a four-year ban.
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