Indian protest wrestler Punia suspended for avoiding dope test

Punia, who won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, faces a two-year ban for refusing to provide a urine sample to doping control officers at a recent selection trial. "Bajrang Punia has been immediately provisionally suspended from participation in any competition or activity prior to the final decision reached at a hearing in this matter," reports cited a NADA statement as saying. The document was dated April 23 but only emerged at the weekend. According to Indian media, Punia was earlier warned by...