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Commonwealth Games village syringes undergo DNA testing

  • Syringes found in water bottle by cleaner
  • Zero tolerance approach to doping promised by organisers

Commonwealth Games chiefs have summoned a competing nation to an official meeting over a “clear breach” of the Games’ no-needle policy. The Commonwealth Games Federation on Monday confirmed the breach following investigations into the weekend discovery of syringes at the Gold Coast athletes’ village .

CGF chief executive David Grevemberg would not reveal the nation involved but said their officials had been summoned to a meeting with the medical commission on Monday afternoon.

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