India team doctor reprimanded

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Members of the England cycling team train in preparation for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games at the Anna Meares Velodrome in Brisbane

on April 3. (AFP)

GOLD COAST, Australia, April 3, (Agencies): An Indian team doctor has been reprimanded for breaching the “No Needle” policy at the Commonwealth Games, ending an investigation that began when syringes were found in the athletes village.

The Commonwealth Games Federation’s court on Tuesday ruled that a “strong written reprimand” was adequate for Dr. Amol Patil, who admitted giving a Vitamin B injection to a boxer without advance notice to games organizers.

Syringes were discovered at the athletes village, triggering speculation about a pre-games doping case.

But organizers had earlier said wasn’t an anti-doping violation.

For the games, medical practitioners or athletes with a condition requiring auto-injecting such as diabetes need prior approval to take needles into the village.

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