(UTV|COLOMBO) – The coach of India’s men’s boxing team at the Commonwealth Games has denied doping has taken place after syringes were found in the athletes’ village.
Santiago Nieva said one fighter had been given a vitamin injection because he was unwell.
Games organisers had summoned officials from a team they would not name over a breach of the “no-needle” policy.
It comes two days before the opening ceremony of the 2018 Games on the Gold Coast in Australia.
Reports say a cleaner at the athletes’ village tipped off organisers about the presence of the syringes.
Courtesy: BBC Sport
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