Overview
- NADA placed Mohammad Yunus Khan on provisional suspension on October 13, 2026 and listed him under Article 2.9 for alleged 'complicity' in an anti‑doping rule violation.
- Article 2.9 covers assisting, encouraging, aiding, abetting, conspiring, covering up or other intentional complicity in a doping offence and can apply to coaches and other support staff.
- Khan is a former national distance runner and an Army Sports Institute coach who helped identify and develop athletes including Gulveer Singh and Kartik Kumar.
- One of Khan’s former trainees, Kartik Kumar, accepted a three‑year USADA ban in November 2025 after testing positive for anabolic agents, but NADA has not said whether Khan’s provisional charge relates to that case.
- The suspension is an interim administrative step that does not prove guilt; NADA has not disclosed details and the agency’s investigation and any subsequent hearing will determine next steps and possible sanctions.