14 October,2010 07:29 AM IST | | Ashwin Ferro
Commonwealth Game Federation president Michael Fennell yesterday said he was not too concerned about the situation that a third athlete had failed the dope test.
Yesterday, it emerged that India's Rani Yadav, who stood sixth in the women's 20km walk, had failed a dope test for the banned steroid Norandrosterone. Yadav thus became the third athlete to fail a doping control test at the Games here after the expulsion of two Nigerians Oludamola Osayemi, who was stripped off her gold medal in the women's 100m final and Samuel Okon who stood sixth in the men's 100m hurdles - both having tested positive for the banned stimulant Methylexaneamine.u00a0
"We have collected over 1,300 samples and just three positive tests is not a bad record. After all, we have to live in reality," said Fennell.
CWG OC general secretary Lalit Bhanot said it was unfortunate at the emergence of an Indian in the dope list.
"We have tried our level best to keep drugs out of the Games but it is a very tough task.
"It's unfortunate that an Indian athlete is involved in this despite the fact that we have taken a lot of precautions on this front," said Bhanot.
