Now IOA says it supports Sisodia appealing against CGF reprimand

Days after saying that triple jumper Rakesh Babu and race walker KT Irfan will be liable to sanctions for breaching CWG's 'no needle policy' , the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) today said it supports officials who had appealed against the CGF Court decision to oust the two athletes from the Games Village in Gold Coast.

Rakesh Babu and Irfan were ordered out of the Games Village after needles were recovered from their bedroom, prompting CGF to issue a strong-worded reprimand to the Indian officials including Chef de mission Vikram Sisodia, general team manager Namdev Shirgaonkar and athletics team manager Ravinder Chaudhry.

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."