The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), in its list of banned athletes and officials, included the names of Junior National Athletics coach Ramesh Nagapuri along with Rakesh (Athletics), and Karamveer Singh (Judo/Athletics) and provided the reason of ‘administration of prohibited substances’ and ‘complicity’ for their suspension. Ramesh, the current junior national coach employed by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) and a Dronacharya awardee, has been suspended for violation of article 2.9 of the National Anti-Doping Rules. The article 2.9 of NADA’s rule book states that assisting or encouraging an athlete to take prohibited substances comes under violation of anti-doping rules. The article, that comes under the ‘complicity’ subsection of NADA’s rules state: “Assisting, encouraging, aiding, abetting, conspiring, covering up or any other type of intentional complicity along with attempted complicity involving an anti-doping rule violation.” The article Story continues below this ad Ramesh, who has also coached 100m sprinter and National Record holder Dutee Chand in the past, was suspended after he allegedly helped athletes evade the NADA officials from the Sports Authority of India, …