IOA does a U-turn

Days after saying that triple jumper Rakesh Babu and race walker K.T. Irfan will be liable to sanctions for breaching CWG’s ‘no needle policy’, IOA on Tuesday said it supports officials who had appealed against the CGF Court decision to oust the two athletes from the Games Village in Gold Coast.

IOA Secretary General Rajeev Mehta had said, “the athletes would be liable to sanction as decided by the Medical and Ethics Commissions of the IOA soon after Shirgaonka announced that they will appeal against the ruling.” However, the IOA issued a statement saying it stands by its officials.