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India soccer goalkeeper Paul fails dope test

India soccer goalkeeper Paul fails dope test

By REUTERS

NEW DELHI: India goalkeeper Subrata Paul has tested positive for a banned substance, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said on Tuesday. 'His sample A has tested positive,' AIFF secretary Kushal Das told Reuters. National Anti-Doping Agency chief Navin Agarwal confirmed the former India captain was tested by NADA officials in March but declined to elaborate further. The 30-year-old was India's number one choice under the bar before slipping down the pecking order, behind Norway-based Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, in recent times. Paul did not take calls when Reuters contacted him. 'It's now between him and NADA. He has to decide whether he wants his B sample tested,' Das said. 'But of course if he needs guidance, the federation is always there.'