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Recently, the Loksabha passed the National Anti-Doping Bill 2021 by voice vote.Key Points:
About National Anti-Doping Bill 2021- Objectives:
- Building institutional capabilities in anti-doping and enabling the hosting of major sports events;
- Protecting rights of all sportspersons;
- Ensuring time-bound justice to athletes;
- Enhancing cooperation among agencies in fighting doping in sports;
- Reinforcing India’s commitment to international obligations for clean sports;
- Independent mechanism for anti-doping adjudication;
- Providing a statutory framework: The Bill seeks to provide a statutory framework for the functioning of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) and the National Dope Testing Laboratory in sports.
- Monitoring anti-doping activities: Its functions include planning, implementing, and monitoring anti-doping activities.
- Implementing International Convention: It also seeks to give effect to the UNESCO’s International Convention against doping in sports and compliance of such other obligations and commitments.
- Prohibiting Doping: The legislation prohibits athletes, athlete support personnel, and other persons from engaging in doping in sports.
- Violation of Anti-doping rules: Under the new legislation, violation of anti-doping rules may result in disqualification of results including forfeiture of medals, points, and prizes.
- Further, it can lead to ineligibility to participate in a competition or event for a prescribed period, and financial sanctions.
- National Board for Anti-Doping: The Bill proposes to establish the National Board for Anti-Doping in Sports.
- It will make recommendations to the government on anti-doping regulations and compliance with international commitments on anti-doping.
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