Narsingh Pancham Yadav (born 6 August 1989) is an Indian wrestler. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 74 kg category. He was banned for 4 years and barred from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appealed against the decision of the National Anti-Doping Agency to allow him to compete even after he failed a doping test by testing positive for anabolic steroids. The National Anti-Doping Agency claimed Yadav's sample had been sabotaged by a rival. He is triple Maharashtra Kesari, a title in Indian kushti. He is the first wrestler to win the title 3 times in a row for 2011, 2012 and 2013. He was awarded Arjuna Award in 2012 for his contribution to the wrestling. Personal life and family Narsingh Yadav is the son of Pancham Yadav and Bhulna Devi from eastern Uttar Pradesh. Narsingh and his brother Vinod both lived with their father Pancham and his mother in the Neema village in Varanasi . Both the brothers became wrestlers. His brother Vinod Yadav is Ticket collecter in Indian Railways, Narsingh has been training since he was 13 and is currently a resident of suburban Jogeshwari in Mumbai. Narsingh is a Deputy superintendent of police in Maharashtra Police. Narsingh Yadav is married to wrestler Shilpi Sheoran. Career He won a gold medal in the Asian championships, in the freestyle 74 kg, in 2010. 2010 Commonwealth Games At the Games held at home in New Delhi, India, Narsingh Yadav was a last-minute replacement and competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg category. He managed to surprise everyone and won the gold medal, beating Richard Brian Addinall of South Africa in the gold medal bout. 2011 Commonwealth Championship In Melbourne, Australia, Narsingh finished second in the Commonwealth Championship winning the silver medal, losing in the final to Cleopas Ncube of Canada. 2012 Olympics At the Olympics in London, Narsingh Yadav lost his opening bout against Matt Gentry of Canada in the 74 kg freestyle event and was knocked out of the tournament. 2014 Asian Games In the round of 16 in Incheon, South Korea, Narsingh lost 1:3 to Rashid Kurbanov of Uzbekistan. With the Uzbek grappler qualifying for the final, Narsingh was able to compete for a medal through the repechage where he first faced Ramazan Kambarov of