The Badminton World Federation (BWF) announces that India’s Tokyo 2020 Paralympic gold medalist, Pramod Bhagat, has been suspended for 18 months due to anti-doping regulation violations.

• The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) found Bhagat guilty of three whereabouts failures within 12 months.
• Despite appealing, the CAS Appeals Division upheld the decision, confirming the suspension. Bhagat, an SL3 athlete, will miss the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
• Earlier his year Bhagat had defended his men’s singles SL3 title as he defeated England’s Daniel Bethell in a hard-fought final at the 2024 Para Badminton World Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.