A Surrey Olympic wrestler has been suspended for an anti-doping rule violation.
Sport Integrity Canada announced Thursday (July 30) that wrestling athlete Amarveer Dhesi — who also goes by Amar Dhesi — received a two-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. Dhesi had three confirmed whereabouts failures during a 12-month period.
In response to Sport Integrity Canada’s notification of the anti-doping rule violation, Dhesi requested a hearing to determine the violation and whether the proposed sanction period should be eliminated or reduced, the release shared.
On June 9, arbitrator Carol Roberts confirmed the violation and imposed a two-year sanction. A provisional suspension was imposed on Dhesi; the sanction ends on March 30, 2028.
During the sanction period, the athlete is ineligible to participate in any capacity with any sport signatory to the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP) or the World Anti-Doping Code, including coaching or training with teammates, or any other individuals subject to these rules, the release noted.
Dhesi placed ninth in the men’s 125KG freestyle competition after losing to Aiaal Lazarev of Kyrgyzstan in a repechage match at the Paris 2024 Olympics.