Due to Coronavirus, the challenge of testing dope samples has been raised before the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). The NADA dope sample was sent to Doha's lab when the National Dope Test Laboratory (NDTL) was banned, but this lab has refused further sampling due to the closure of the airport due to Coronavirus and excessive load on it.
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According to reports, Nada has talked to Ghent Lab of Belgium, but most of the airports in Europe are closed. Due to this, sending samples here has become a difficult task. NADA Director General Naveen Aggarwal revealed that sending the sample is a challenge, but efforts are being made to deal with it. Doha labs will no longer be sent samples, but talks are on with other labs, including Belgium.
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NADA's testing plan affected: It is not only a challenge to send dope samples to the NADA but the Coronavirus has also affected their testing plan. According to Naveen Aggarwal, now only the samples of the players engaged in the preparations for the Olympics will be taken. A target has been set to take around two hundred samples in a month. Sports associations have also been told in this regard. The reason for the decrease in the number of samples is the cancellation of all sporting events. Now only out of competition samples can be taken in camps. In addition, there will be a sampling of players involved in the Registered Testing Pool (RTP). This is the reason that sports associations have been asked to give players' whereabouts.
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