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Doping charges: Nada bans basketball player Amritpal, boxer Neeraj Phogat

Nada has yet to officially announce its decision, but Amritpal Singh is learnt to have accepted a provisional suspension effective from May 19

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On December 5, 2019, the Sports Authority of India had dropped boxer Neeraj Phogat from its Target for Podium Scheme. Photo: Shutterstock

BS Web Team New Delhi
The National Anti-Doping Agency (Nada) might have suspended basketball player Amritpal Singh, boxer Neeraj Phogat and shooter Sharvan Kumar for alleged consumption of banned substances, suggested a Times of India report on Wednesday.

Nada has yet to officially announce its decision, but Amritpal Singh, the only Indian to have played in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL), is learnt to have accepted a provisional suspension effective from May 19, for allegedly consuming terbutaline.

Amritpal Singh’s basketball career

Amritpal Singh, who made his debut for India at FIBA Asia Championship in 2011, has been a regular member of the team since. At the 2016 FIBA