The Doping testing by NADA included 199 samples from track and field athletes, which led the list of sports.
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In preparation for the upcoming Asian Games 2022, the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has carried out an extensive sampling process. During June and July, NADA obtained 914 doping samples from athletes participating in various sporting disciplines. The data, revealed by NADA on Thursday, showed that a large majority of the samples were urine-based, with a limited number being blood samples.
The Doping testing by NADA included 199 samples from track and field athletes, which led the list of sports. This was followed by boxing with 71 samples, aquatics at 65, weightlifting with 56, cycling at 55, kabaddi with 52, wrestling comprising 46, and shooting at 43 samples collected. Other sports that were part of this testing phase include wushu (35), fencing (33), canoe (32), badminton (24), hockey (23), triathlon (23), rowing (20), archery (15), football (11), judo (11), softball (10), electronic sports (8), sport climbing (7), and cricket (2).
Prominent names in track and field were a part of this testing. This list includes notable athletes like Murali Sreeshankar, Shaili Singh, Eldhose Paul, Abdulla Aboobacker, Jyothi Yarraji, and others, along with well-known cricketers Hardik Pandya and Smriti Mandhana. In hockey, PR Sreejesh was the solitary male player tested, with the rest being female players. Among footballers, ten males and one female were part of the testing procedure. Approximately 30 samples were also collected during the National Inter-State Athletics Championships which took place in Bhubaneswar, held from June 15-19, which served as the selection trial for the Asian Games 2022 scheduled to start on September 23, 2023.
This effort highlights the commitment of NADA to maintaining a clean and fair competition. This also emphasizes their dedication to the prevention of doping in sports. The NADA was established on November 24, 2005, as a national organization to promote, coordinate, and monitor the doping control program in sports and games in all its shape. The agency engages in the establishment and execution of anti-doping regulations that align with the standards set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The organization even actively collaborates with fellow anti-doping bodies and takes an active role in advancing research and developing educational programs in the field of anti-doping.
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