Australian wrestler Vinod Kumar is set to be dropped from Australia's Olympic squad after he tested positive for a banned substance in a doping test.
The Australian Olympic Committee said both Kumar's 'A' and 'B' samples tested positive for an unspecified banned substance following the African/Oceania qualifier in Algiers.
"The Australian Olympic Committee has asked Wrestling Australia to withdraw the nomination of athlete Vinod Kumar for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games following an anti-doping violation," the AOC said.
"The international federation, United World Wrestling, has advised they will reallocate his position in the 66kg division to the next best ranked NOC."
Vinod is currently training in Germany to prepare for the Rio games. He was unavailable for a comment.
Vinod Kumar with his medals, at SBS Melbourne studio Source: SBS Punjabi
The 31-year-old, who was born in India but emigrated to Australia in 2010 and first competed for his adopted country in March, has been suspended for four years but has 30 days in which to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
He was one of two Greco-Roman wrestlers from Australia to have qualified for the Rio Games. Two other Australian freestyle wrestlers have also qualified.
