Suspended NDTL gets back WADA recognition Sports Minister Anurag Thakur reveals
New Delhi Dec 23 PTI Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said that the World Anti-Doping Agency has restored the accreditation of the National Dope Testing Laboratory NDTL which was suspended in 2019 because of its failure to meet global standards The NDTL is based in the national capital National Dope Testing Laboratory NDTL regains the World Anti-Doping Agency WADA accreditation Thakur posted on his official Twitter page Restoration of accreditation is a boost to Indias efforts to achieve the highest global standards of excellence in sport This is the result of untiring efforts by GOI Government of India he added India is currently third in the WADAs global list of dope violators led by Russia Last week in Parliament we introduced The National Anti-Doping Bill 2021 which is another step in Indias quest to become a sporting powerhouse Thakur said referring to the legislation which give the National Anti-Doping Agency NADApowers to conduct raids to nab dope offenders The suspension of the NDTL had prohibited it from carrying out any anti-doping activities including all analysis of urine and blood samples The WADA first suspended NDTL in August 2019 for a period of six months and extended the de-recognition period after its inspections showed that non-conformities still existed The laboratorys non-conformities pertained to the International Standard for Laboratories ISL identified during a WADA site visit including the isotope ratio mass spectrometry the analytical technique of choice for confirmation of prohibited substances During the suspension period urine samples collected by NADA were being sent primarily to the WADA-accredited lab in Doha The process had made the anti-doping programme very expensive for the country because of the significant cost involved in sending samples abroad The COVID-19 pandemic also contributed in slowing down the anti-doping activities in India with NADA admitting to have collected a lesser volume of samples After outstanding non-conformities were not addressed to WADAs satisfaction its Laboratory Expert Group LabEG recommended the initiation of further disciplinary proceedings against NDTL in January this year The disciplinary committee that was mandated to make a recommendation to the WADA chair then asked for an extension in suspension Because of the suspension NDTL could not carry out any testing before Tokyo Olympics in this year Sending of samples for analysis to Qatar lab involves cost and also delays the result management process lawyer Parth Goswami who regularly handles doping related cases had said in an interview to PTI earlier this year PTI PM BS PM PM
New Delhi Dec 23 PTI Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said that the World Anti-Doping Agency has restored the accreditation of the National Dope Testing Laboratory NDTL which was suspended in 2019 because of its failure to meet global standards The NDTL is based in the national capital National Dope Testing Laboratory NDTL regains the World Anti-Doping Agency WADA accreditation Thakur posted on his official Twitter page Restoration of accreditation is a boost to Indias efforts to achieve the highest global standards of excellence in sport This is the result of untiring efforts by GOI Government of India he added India is currently third in the WADAs global list of dope violators led by Russia Last week in Parliament we introduced The National Anti-Doping Bill 2021 which is another step in Indias quest to become a sporting powerhouse Thakur said referring to the legislation which give the National Anti-Doping Agency NADApowers to conduct raids to nab dope offenders The suspension of the NDTL had prohibited it from carrying out any anti-doping activities including all analysis of urine and blood samples The WADA first suspended NDTL in August 2019 for a period of six months and extended the de-recognition period after its inspections showed that non-conformities still existed The laboratorys non-conformities pertained to the International Standard for Laboratories ISL identified during a WADA site visit including the isotope ratio mass spectrometry the analytical technique of choice for confirmation of prohibited substances During the suspension period urine samples collected by NADA were being sent primarily to the WADA-accredited lab in Doha The process had made the anti-doping programme very expensive for the country because of the significant cost involved in sending samples abroad The COVID-19 pandemic also contributed in slowing down the anti-doping activities in India with NADA admitting to have collected a lesser volume of samples After outstanding non-conformities were not addressed to WADAs satisfaction its Laboratory Expert Group LabEG recommended the initiation of further disciplinary proceedings against NDTL in January this year The disciplinary committee that was mandated to make a recommendation to the WADA chair then asked for an extension in suspension Because of the suspension NDTL could not carry out any testing before Tokyo Olympics in this year Sending of samples for analysis to Qatar lab involves cost and also delays the result management process lawyer Parth Goswami who regularly handles doping related cases had said in an interview to PTI earlier this year PTI PM BS PM PM
