Thursday, August 14, 2008

Enquery instituted into Monika Devi case

An enquiry, has been instituted into the circumstances in which weightlifter Monika Devi was not sent to Beijing for the Olympics.
On his return from Beijing, the Sports Minister had a meeting with Monika Devi and all others concerned regarding the issue and decided to institute an enquiry. It will be conducted by the former Chief Election Commissioner, T.S. Krishnamurthy.
Monika had allegedly tested positive for an endogenous steroid and she was prevented from taking the flight to Beijing at the last moment. This led to a controversy that is yet to die down.
The Indian Weightlifting Federation instituted its own panel to hear the lifter from Manipur and cleared her participation, though, by then, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) had withdrawn her name from the entry list and there was no way of re-entering her after August 7.