Doctor who led AFI’s fight against doping passes away
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Mendiratta was the architect of no-needle policy
A couple of weeks ago, long jumper M. Sreeshankar had phoned Dr. Arun Kumar Mendiratta in Delhi regarding his COVID-19 vaccine. “The doctor did not answer the call but after a few minutes, he sent a message which said, ‘I’m not able to speak, I’ve been hospitalised due to COVID and I have a throat block,” said the national record holder. Mendiratta, the chairman of the Athletics Federation of India’s medical commission, passed away in Delhi owing to COVID-related complications. The doctor, who was also associated with the Asian Athletics Association for over 25 years, was 60.More Related News