April 27, 2017 1:29 PM

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Comprehensive Anti-Doping Law essential to curb menace of Doping in sports: Vijay Goel

Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel today said that a Comprehensive Anti-Doping Law is very much essential to curb the menace of Doping in sports and to keep the sports clean.<br/><br/>Addressing delegates in consultation meeting for Drafting Anti-Doping Legislation in New Delhi, Mr. Goel said, doping is becoming very serious in sports at all levels and the menace as even spread to universities, colleges and schools. <br/><br/>He further added, the proposed anti doping law covers various stakeholders such as coaches, pharmacists, doctors and others apart from sports person involved in the malpractice. <br/><br/>Generally, it is the sports person who is punished for consumption of banned drugs, coaches, pharmacists and drug prescriber goes scot-free always. Ministry of Sports is considering a law envisaging punishment for all the persons involved in the doping exercise. <br/><br/>The domain experts, authorities from the sports ministry, and National Anti Doping Authorities would deliberate on draft Anti doping legislation.

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