Hearing a complaint filed by the Commonwealth Games Federation’s medical commission, the CGF court ruled that Patil had erred in not disposing the syringes as mandated by the ‘no needle policy’ of the Games. Competing in her first and last Commonw-ealth Games, the 35-year-old is the favourite to claim the gold in a draw that features only eight boxers.

"In the circumstances, the federation court’s decision is that CGF should issue a strong written reprimand to the doctor for his breaches. Mary Kom needs to win just one bout to secure herself a medal, while Vikas Krishan got a bye into the men’s pre-quarterfinals as Indian boxers were handed favourable draws in the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday.Patil had administered a Vitamin B complex injection to a sick athlete.C. Satish Kumar (+91kg) also received a bye into the quarter-finals. Sarita Devi (60kg) begins against Kimberely Gittens, while Amit Panghal (49kg) faces Ghana’s Tette Sulemanu.”Mary Kom a win away from medalM.

Mary has been pitted against Scotland’s Megan Gordon in the quarter-finals of the 48kg category, which will take place on Sunday.Manoj Kumar (69kg) will open India’s boxing campaign against Nigeria’s Osita Umeh.L.Vikas (75kg) is in the last-16 with a bye along with debutant Manish Kaushik (60kg).Pinki Jangra (51kg) China Power Cables is another one in the quarter-finals and will be up against England’s Lisa Whiteside on April 11. The needles in question were not disposed of until he had made two trips to the polyclinic,” the CGF said in a statement.Gold Coast: India’s boxers on Tuesday escaped major sanction for the use of syringes at the Commonwealth Games Village by their doctor Amol Patil, who was reprimanded for not disposing the needles as per stipulated procedure."Under the ‘no needle policy’, needles are required to be stored in a central secured location, access to which is restricted to authorised medical personnel of the CGA delegation.

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