Commonwealth Games 2018: Indian contingent escapes punishment
What's the story
The Indian authorities in Gold Coast have been left red-faced due to the 'needle-controversy'.
Syringes were found near the common room of the Indian boxing team and team doctor Amol Patil confirmed that he had carried out a vitamin B injection on an athlete.
The silver lining is that the contingent has escaped sanctions, however, the boxing team's doctor was reprimanded over the breach.
Clean chit
The CGF happy with doctor's explanation
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has a strict no needle policy but it was happy with the explanation provided by Dr. Patil.
The doctor was, however, warned to familiarize himself with the CGF policies to avoid a recurrence of further breaches.
The rest of the Indian team has also been warned to ensure that athletes follow the rules during the Games.
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Boxing team doctor issued a 'written reprimand'
"Needles are required to be stored in a central secure location, access to which is restricted to authorised medical personnel of the Commonwealth Games Association delegation. The needles in question were not disposed of until he had made two trips to the polyclinic," CGF said.
Complied with rules
Narrow escape for the infringement
Patil was cleared of any wrongdoing as the CGF found that he fulfilled the requirement of filling the injection declaration form, which he had sent to them via an email.
The rules state that whenever an athlete receives an injection, the declaration form should be sent to the commission "no later than noon the day following such injection"
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Indian doctor breathes easy at CWG
"While the doctor did not file the form as required by the policy following the investigation into the discovery of the needles, and after due enquiry, he complied with the direction of the Medical Commission and emailed information," the CGF concluded.