2 Indian Athletes Barred for Breaching No Needles Policy
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SECTION B CLASSIFIEDS • CARTOONS • ALOHA FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018 BRIEFS & MORE ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ 2 Indian athletes C M barred for breaching Y K no needles policy GOLD COAST, Australia As well as the athletes’ sus- (AP) — Two Indian athletes pensions, “strong reprimands” were banned from the Com- were issued to Indian offi cials monwealth Games on Friday including the team’s chef de and ordered to leave Australia mission with a warning that any ‘Au malo a le BTI mai Nuuuli a Tama’ita’i A, lea ua toe pale i le Ipu o le Siamupini i lenei “on the fi rst fl ight available” further breaches could result in tausaga. Ua i ai fo’i ma le tama’ita’i o Samicia Sopo’aga lea ua mauaina le MVP, po’o le ta’alo lelei i after needles were discovered suspension of accreditation. lea ta’amilosaga. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] in their room at the athletes village. Commonwealth Games Fed- eration president Louise Martin said triple jumper Rakesh Babu and race walker Irfan Kolothum Thodi had been banned from the Games and ordered to return home immediately. It’s the second time India has been investigated here for breaching the Commonwealth Games “no-needles’ policy after a doctor with the boxing team was reprimanded last week. A statement said testimony from an Australia Sports Anti- Doping Authority (ASADA) investigator was “credible,” and cast doubt on comments from the two athletes. “The testimony of athletes Rakesh Babu and Irfan Kolo- thum Thodi, who denied all knowledge ... are both unreli- able and evasive,” the ASADA statement said. “Rakesh Babu and Irfan Kolothum Thodi are in breach of the No Needle Policy.” Babu had qualifi ed for the triple jump fi nal and was due to compete on Saturday. Thodi fi n- ished 13th in the 20-kilometer race walk last Sunday. Martin said cleaners had C M found a needle in a cup in the Y K apartment assigned to Babu and Thodi on Thursday. ASADA investigators then searched the room and located another needle in a bag belonging to Babu. As a result both had been removed from the athletes vil- lage and their accreditation was suspended. “When the Commonwealth Games Federation says no tol- erance, the Commonwealth Games Federation means no tolerance,” Martin said. Under games rules only medical practitioners and ath- letes who give prior notice and with an approved medical con- dition requiring auto-injection such as diabetes can bring nee- dles into the athletes’ village. Page B2 samoa news, Friday, April 13, 2018 AUTO NATION Warriors, Cavs vulnerable, or NU’UULI: (684) 699-7168 • FAX: (684) 699-7175 headed for NBA Finals Round 4? GRAND OPENING FOR AUTONATION Cavs hosting the No. 5 Indiana MOBIL SUPREME PARTS Pacers in the East, followed by SPECIAL OIL CHEVRON OIL MASTER No. 5 Utah at No. 4 Oklahoma City. 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