Months ahead of Olympics, world body suspends India’s dope testing lab

TIL Desk Sports/ The World Anti-Doping Agency has suspended the accreditation of the National Dope Testing Laboratory for six months in what could be a massive blow to anti-doping movement in the country with less than a year left for Tokyo Olympics. 

It is understood that National Anti-Doping Agency can still carry on with sample collection (blood and urine) but will have to get it tested by a different WADA accredited laboratory outside India during the suspension period of NDTL.     

“This suspension has been imposed due to non-conformities with the International Standard for Laboratories as identified during a WADA site visit,” WADA stated in a media release on its website. The WADA also stated that it’s Laboratory Expert Group initiated a disciplinary proceedings with regards to status of WADA accredited laboratories.