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India Lose One Paris 2024 Quota After WADA Provisionally Suspends Boxer Parveen For Whereabouts Failure: Sources

By IANS News May 17, 2024 • 14:52 PM View: 414

World Anti Doping Authority: India have lost one Paris Olympics 2024 boxing quota after the World Anti Doping Authority (WADA) provisionally suspended Parveen Hooda for whereabouts failures, sources told IANS.

Woman boxer Hooda was set to represent the country in the quadrennial event in the 57kg category. As per the sources, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) will send Hooda's potential replacement to the qualifiers next month to earn a quota back.

"India lost the Olympic quota as boxer Parveen Hooda provisionally suspended by WADA (failure to inform about her whereabouts). Now, BFI will send another boxer in 57 kg to the qualifier next month," sources told IANS on Friday.