Montreal, March 28 (TIWN) World Anti-Doping Agency President Witold Banka said that the athletes who are serving doping bans can participate in the postponed Tokyo Olympics. The Olympics, which were to start in July, have been postponed to next year due to the coronavirus situation.

This means that a number of athletes like Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav, who could not compete in the Games this year due to their doping bans, could be in contention next year.  “A ban is about the length of time, it is not dedicated to concrete sports events and if they happen or not,” Banka told insidethgames.