New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Indian para-athletics icon and Asian Para Games gold medallist Neeraj Yadav has died by suicide in Delhi at the age of 42.

Chief para-athletics coach S Satyanarayana confirmed the tragic news, noting that Yadav had recently missed the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, due to an ongoing doping suspension.

"Neeraj Yadav died by suicide. Unfortunately, an athlete took such a step. I am unaware of the exact reason, but he had missed out on the Asian Para Games 2026. Ups and downs are part of an athlete's life, but unfortunately, he took this extreme step," Satyanarayana told ANI.

According to the Delhi Police, authorities at the Jafrabad police station received a distress call from GTB Hospital at around 1...