Indian kurash athlete Yash Kumar Chauhan is provisionally suspended after testing positive for multiple prohibited substances at the Asian Games. Multiple outlets report the adverse finding comes from a sample taken during competition on September 27, with the athlete informed and barred from competing while the case proceeds.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) says the sample returned an adverse analytical finding for metabolites linked to the steroid metandienone, along with other non-specified prohibited substances. Reports also identify additional flagged substances as GW1516 metabolites and mephentermine (and its metabolite). The International Testing Agency (ITA) is described as managing the testing and results process on behalf of the OCA.

Across coverage, the key procedural details are consistent: Chauhan is provisionally suspended immediately under the World Anti-Doping Code and OCA anti-doping rules. All outlets also note he can challenge the suspension and request further steps, including analysis of the B-sample, with one report specifying the right to approach the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s Anti-Doping Division. The kurash events took place from September 26 to 29, where Chauhan competed in the 90kg category.