NEW DELHI – Following the discovery of syringes at the Games Village inGold Coast, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has summoned anunidentified national association, believed to be India, to be presentbefore its medical commission as part of an investigation into theincident, which allegedly involves India’s boxing squad – the *PTI *reportedon Monday.
The breach of ‘No Needle Policy’ in force at the Games Village prompted theCGF to launch a probe after syringes were discovered. CEO of the CGF, DavidGrevemberg, confirmed the development without disclosing the name of thenation that has been summoned.
Grevemberg added that the CGF is in contact with the concerned CWGassociation, with the Games scheduled to begin on April 4 with the openingceremony, followed by competition across sports from the subsequent day.
“That CGA has now been summoned to engage in a meeting with our medicalcommission later today (Monday 2 April),” Grevemberg said at a pressconference.
“If there is more information by this afternoon, I will come here, (MainPress Centre) and report that information to you (the media) after thoseproceedings,” Grevemberg further said. “The report (of the medicalcommission) will include the testimony of the concerned CGA and that willbe put forward to our federation court for further deliberation todetermine the appropriate sanction.”
The Indian contingent, the *PTI* further reported, has meanwhile admittedto the use of syringes but only for the purpose of injecting multivitamins.They had earlier, reportedly, said that the syringes could also belong toother teams staying in the same compound.
“There has been no doping violation because the syringe had been used toinject multi-vitamins. The boxers have been tested and had there been aviolation, we would have known by now,” a top official in the Indiancontingent said.
“We are now waiting for what the CGF decides,” he added.