September 3, 2013 7:21 PM

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AFI submits report to Sports Ministry on Renjith Maheswary dope issue

The Athletics Federation of India last night told the Sports Ministry that triple jumper Renjith Maheswary was never punished by it for a dope offence. The Sports Ministry is expected to take a decision tomorrow on the issue of whether triple jumper would get the coveted Arjuna Award.Hours before he was to be presented the prestigious Arjuna Award on August 31, Maheswary was told under dramatic circumstances that he will have to wait for the coveted honour till the completion of an inquiry on whether he had failed a dope test in 2008.

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