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  Former France minister ordered to pay damages to Rafael Nadal
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Last EditedIndyGeorgia  Nov 16, 2017 08:50pm
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News DateThursday, November 16, 2017 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionPARIS (AP) — Former French minister for health and sport Roselyne Bachelot was ordered to pay $11,800 in damages to Rafael Nadal on Thursday after accusing him of doping.

In March last year, Bachelot said on a French television show that Nadal's seven-month injury layoff in 2012 was "probably due to a positive doping test."

Nadal, who has won 16 Grand Slam titles, filed a defamation suit against Bachelot in Paris.

The Spanish player said he will donate the money to a non-governmental organization or a foundation in France.

"When I filed the lawsuit against Mrs. Bachelot, I intended not only to defend my integrity and my image as an athlete but also the values I have defended all my career," Nadal said in a statement.

Nadal said he wanted to keep public figures "from making insulting or false allegations against an athlete ... without any evidence or foundation and to go unpunished."
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