Syringes found in Indian athletes' rooms
"Village housekeeping staff, who had been adequately trained to detect and report the presence of such elements at the athletes' accommodation, saw the syringes the first time in a para athlete's room. The next time, a few were found lying in the lounge and on the third occasion in the room occupied by Indian wrestlers," The Times of India reported.
The newspaper reported: "On all three occasions, the Indian contingent was let off with a warning after a written undertaking was received from the management that regular room checks would be conducted and its athletes duly 'educated' about the 'anti-doping rule violation'."
India's chef de mission Raj Singh said the Indian athletes were clean.
"The athletes used the syringes to administer multi-vitamin doses," he told The Times of India.
"There was no rule violation involved. I was present at the medical commission hearing and they too gave us a clean chit," he said.
India finished its campaign in the Commonwealth Games with 64 medals in total.
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