1. Narsingh Pancham Yadav was born on 6 August 1989 and is an Indian wrestler.
13 Facts About Narsingh Yadav
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Narsingh Yadav was banned for 4 years and barred from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after the World Anti-Doping Agency appealed against the decision of the National Anti-Doping Agency to allow him to compete even after he failed a doping test by testing positive for anabolic steroids.
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Narsingh Yadav is a triple Maharashtra Kesari, a title in Indian kushti.
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Narsingh Yadav is the first wrestler to win the title 3 times in a row for 2011,2012 and 2013.
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Narsingh Yadav was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2012 for his contribution to wrestling.
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Narsingh Yadav is the son of Pancham Yadav and Bhulna Devi from eastern Uttar Pradesh.
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Narsingh Yadav's brother Vinod Yadav is a ticket collector in the Indian Railways.
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Narsingh Yadav has been training since he was 13 and is currently a resident of suburban Kandivali in Mumbai.
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Narsingh Yadav is a Deputy superintendent of police in Maharashtra Police.
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Narsingh Yadav managed to surprise everyone and won the gold medal, beating Richard Brian Addinall of South Africa in the gold medal bout.
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In Melbourne, Australia, Narsingh Yadav finished second in the Commonwealth Championship winning the silver medal, losing in the final to Cleopas Ncube of Canada.
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However, Narsingh Yadav failed two anti-doping tests, conducted on 25 June and 5 July 2016, testing positive for metandienone, which he asserted was to "sabotage" his chances of competing at the Olympics, following which he was given a clean chit by NADA.
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Narsingh Yadav was given the job of deputy superintendent of police by the state after his 2010 Commonwealth medal.