Table tennis-Twice Olympian Jha handed one-year ban for whereabouts failures

20.03.2023 - 22:39 channelnewsasia.com

Kanak Jha, who competed for the United States in table tennis competitions at the Rio and Tokyo Olympics, has been given a one-year ban for three whereabouts failures, the U.S.

Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Monday.The accumulation of three whereabouts failures within a 12-month period is considered an anti-doping rule violation.Jha, who helped the U.S.

win team gold at the 2019 Pan Am Games, had whereabouts failures on March 18, June 2 and Sept. 4 last year. The 22-year-old's suspension began on Dec.

1, 2022."Athletes providing accurate whereabouts information can be a chore, but it is essential for clean sport, as effective no advance notice, out-of-competition testing is absolutely necessary because many prohibited drugs have short detection windows and without the Whereabouts testing process, dopers would win the day,” said USADA CEO Travis Tygart in a statement.Jha was the youngest member of the U.S.

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