Indian compound archer Prathamesh Jawkar, who was part of the 2022 Asian Games gold medal-winning team, accepted a two-year period of ineligibility for three whereabouts failure, the International Testing Agency (ITA) reported on Friday.

According to Article 2.4 of the World Anti-Doping Code, three filing failures regarding the athlete’s whereabouts within a 12-month period culminates into an Anti-Doping Rule Violation. Jawkar missed the deadline for three filings last year, which means he will not only be able to defend his gold at this year’s Asian Games but also most likely miss out on the 2028 Olympics.

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“The athlete’s period of ineligibility is from 19 April 2026 until 18 April 2028. Additionally, all of the athlete’s individual competitive results from 1 October 2025 onwards are disqualified including forfeiture of medals, points and prizes,” the ITA statement read.

“The decision may be challenged before the appeals division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport by the parties with a right of appeal in accordance with Article 13.2.3 of the WA anti-doping rules,” it added.

Published on Jun 05, 2026