NEW DELHI: Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said on Monday that the Memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) and South Asia Regional Anti-Doping Organization (SARADO) will be beneficial in time to come and added that India’s contribution in World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has increased.
Thakur was in Delhi for NADA India and SARADO cooperation meet. “The MoU signed between NADA and SARADO Organisation today will be beneficial in time to come. The information will be shared together (between these two parties). India will have a big role in anti-doping. India’s contribution to WADA is increasing. NADA has spread awareness about anti-doping all over India. ‘Play fair, say no to doping and clean sports’ is emphasised by NADA. Clean sports are given priority. You could win a medal, but if you are caught in a doping case, it causes the player and country to earn a bad reputation and they lose out on a medal too,” said Thakur while talking to the media. NADA is the country’s top organisation that promotes, coordinates and monitors doping and doping control across all sports. It was established in November 2005. (ANI)
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