Bhubaneswar, Aug. 13 -- Star Odisha para shuttler Pramod Bhagat, who is a Tokyo gold medallist, has been suspended for a period of 18 months due to whereabout failure. As a result, Pramod will miss the Paris Paralympic Games, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Tuesday.

"In 1 March 2024, the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) Anti-Doping Division found Bhagat in breach of the BWF anti-doping regulations for committing three whereabouts failures within 12 months," BWF said in a statement.

"On 29 July 2024, the CAS Appeals Division dismissed the Bhagat's appeal and confirmed the CAS Anti-Doping Division decision of 1 March 2024. His period of ineligibility is now in effect," the statement added.

As per reports, Bhagat, an SL3 a...