Aim To Curb Long-Term Doping

NADA chief Agarwal says new mechanism for testing athletes will be put in place post pandemic

- Rohit Paniker

NATIONAL Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) chief Navin Agarwal has laid out a strategic plan to curb doping once sporting worldwide hits the restart button.

Agarwal, however, has chalked out a new mechanism to catch dope offenders post the pandemic, with focus mainly on high-risk doping events and athletes.

“Currently, due to the lockdown, only our online programme is running. Since there is no sporting activity, we are not testing. When the lockdown is over, and competition or training resumes, we will start testing. Our main focus is to cover the high-risk players, in events which have high chances of doping,” Agarwal told MAIL TODAY.