India’s wushu contingent lost one of its more experienced medal hopefuls in the weeks before Asian Games 2026, after Surya Bhanupratap Singh was provisionally suspended over a confirmed positive doping test.
## What Happened
According to reporting from Business Standard, the 30-year-old from Jammu and Kashmir was provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after testing positive for Enobosarm, also known as Ostarine, a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) associated with muscle and bone development and prohibited under the World Anti-Doping Agency’s rules.
## His Background
Bhanupratap was a bronze medallist in the men’s 60kg Sanda category at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, making him a genuine medal contender heading into Aichi-Nagoya before his case emerged. His exclusion followed his provisional suspension being confirmed.
## The Impact on India’s Squad
Following his removal, India’s wushu contingent for these Games was reduced to seven athletes. His case was reported as taking the total number of Indian athletes affected by doping cases since the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games to 12.
## Understanding a Provisional Suspension
A provisional suspension reflects an initial positive test result and removes an athlete from competition while the full anti-doping process, including analysis of the B-sample and any explanation from the athlete, plays out. It is a standard procedural step under WADA rules rather than a final, confirmed sanction on its own.
## The Bigger Picture
Bhanupratap’s case was one of several affecting Indian sport ahead of these Games, spread across wrestling, athletics and shooting alongside wushu. Our full roundup of every doping case before Asian Games 2026 covers the complete list.
## The Bottom Line
Losing a previous Asian Games medallist to a doping case represents a genuine setback for India’s wushu ambitions in Aichi-Nagoya, even as the sport’s remaining squad, led by Roshibina Devi, continues to compete for medals.