Anurag Thakur Launches New Rare Chemical Reference Materials To Strengthen Anti-Doping Testing

The National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) has indigenously developed six new and rare Reference Materials (RMs), which is the purest form of chemical required for anti-doping analysis in all WADA-accredited Laboratories across the world

The RMs were launched by the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Thakur during the 15th Governing Body Meeting of NDTL on Sunday in the presence of Sports Secretary Sujata Chaturvedi and other senior officials of the Sports Ministry.

According to a press release by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, the six RMs have been developed in less than a year by NDTL in association with the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Guwahati and the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM), Jammu.

Anurag Thakur applauded the scientists and said that with this scientific development India has indeed taken a step towards Atmanirbhar Bharat. He also said that India will also export these RMs to other countries.

Anurag Thakur said, “I applaud the scientists of the three institutions who have worked tirelessly to create these Reference Materials. These Reference Materials are not readily available across the world but are needed by every WADA-accredited laboratory for their anti-doping analysis. India itself has been importing RMs from Canada and Australia, however, with this scientific development India has indeed taken a step towards Atmanirbhar Bharat, which is the vision of Prime Minister Shri.Narendra Modi ji, in the field of anti-doping science. Very soon, we will also be exporting these RMs to other countries.”

Thakur further added, “The availability of these rare Reference Materials would help the entire anti-doping community to strengthen their testing capabilities and usher in an era of mutual co-operation among countries for promoting fair play in sports policy world over.”

“The launch of these Reference Materials will ensure improved anti-doping testing which is in line with the Sports Ministry’s commitment towards promotion and effective implementation of anti-doping programmes in the country with the sole objective of fair play in sports,” read the press release.