Indian star judoka Tulika Maan has been provisionally suspended by NADA just before the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 due to a 'whereabouts failure'.
Disappointing news has emerged for the Indian sports community. Just before the Commonwealth Games 2026 to be held in Glasgow, Scotland, India's star judoka Tulika Maan has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
This suspension is considered a major blow for India, as Tulika was one of the strongest contenders for a medal in the women's +78kg judo category. Following this decision, she will not be able to fly to Glasgow.
The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has taken this strict action against Tulika Maan based on a 'whereabouts failure'. This is a serious violation of anti-doping rules.
Under this rule, it is mandatory for athletes to provide their location information for doping tests.
According to anti-doping regulations, every athlete must provide their location and a one-hour time window to NADA for out-of-competition testing. It is the athlete's responsibility to keep this information updated.
The purpose of this is to ensure that anti-doping officials can test the athlete at any time.
According to the report, Tulika Maan failed to update this information three times in the last 12 months.
Additionally, it is also possible that she was not present at the specified location when the testing officials arrived.
Under the rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), three such failures within a 12-month period are considered an anti-doping rule violation, resulting in suspension. Tulika's case falls under this rule.
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