NEW DELHI: Shotputter Inderjeet Singh on Tuesday became the second Indian athlete to fail a drugs test in recent days, embroiling the nation’s Olympic squad in a doping scandal before next month’s Rio Games.

The Asian champion claimed he was the victim of a conspiracy for criticizing sports authorities after his A sample taken during routine testing was found to contain a banned substance.

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