Overview
- National Anti‑Doping Agency (NADA) served Abhishek Pal an Adverse Analytical Finding notice reported on Aug. 28–29 after a banned substance was detected in his sample.
- Multiple reports identify the substance as clomiphene and say the detected level was very low and below the commonly cited 2 ng/mL WADA minimum reporting level.
- NADA has not imposed a provisional suspension and Pal has submitted a formal reply asking for a rapid investigation to protect his Asian Games place.
- Clomiphene is listed by WADA as a specified substance and can act as a masking agent, so a finding of intentional use could carry a multi‑year ban under the code.
- Pal is named to India’s 72‑member athletics team for the 5,000m and 10,000m, trains in Colorado Springs and is in the Registered Testing Pool, and the case arrives as Indian athletics faces heightened anti‑doping scrutiny ahead of the Games.