Guwahati, Oct. 28 -- Asian Para Games gold medallist Neeraj Yadav has allegedly died by suicide after reportedly consuming poison at his residence. The para-athlete was said to have been under considerable emotional stress following a doping suspension that prevented him from competing at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games earlier this month.

Yadav's body was taken to a hospital in Delhi for a postmortem examination on Wednesday. The circumstances surrounding his death have not yet been officially established.

S Satyanarayana, head coach of the Indian para-athletics team, confirmed the death and said he had remained in regular contact with Yadav since the doping case emerged following the 2023 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou.

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