Indian judoka Tulika Maan has been withdrawn from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games after receiving a provisional suspension from NADA for three whereabouts failures in 12 months. The 2022 CWG silver medallist now faces a possible two-year ban. She is the second Indian judoka removed from the squad after Arun Kumar’s suspension.

New Delhi, Jul 24: Birmingham Commonwealth Games silver medal-winning judoka Tulika Maan has been withdrawn from the ongoing Glasgow edition after being handed a provisional suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for three whereabouts failures in the last 12 months.

Maan had won silver in the +78kg category in the 2022 edition and she was a strong medal prospect in Glasgow as well. She now stares at a two-year ban.

NADA suspension details

"She has committed three whereabouts failures in a 12-month period and NADA has sent notice to her. So, she will be withdrawn from the team," a judo coach told PTI on conditions of anonymity.