Indian para-badminton star Pramod Bhagat has been suspended for 18 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) due to three whereabouts failures, effectively ending his hopes of defending his Paralympic gold medal in Paris. Bhagat, a reigning champion in the SL-3 category, expressed his disappointment with the decision, citing a technical glitch during the submission process for one of the failures. He is now exploring options to overturn the ban, but time is running out.
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Indian Paralympic badminton champion Pramod Bhagat has been banned from competing in the Paris 2024 Paralympics after being found guilty of violating the Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) anti-doping regulations. The ban, which was confirmed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), stems from Bhagat’s failure to provide his whereabouts information three times within a year, resulting in an 18-month suspension.