Lok Sabha Question No. 2755 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: National Anti-Doping Agency
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL, M. CHANDRAKASI, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2755 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2016

National Anti-Doping Agency

2755. SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL: SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS ; be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of anti-doping awareness programmes being undertaken by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for spreading awareness against doping among the people connected with various sports in the country;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to include a lesson on the topic of anti-doping in the subject at the school level for the purpose and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether NADA had suspended some Indian players from participating in the Olympics-2016 and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is aware that the doping cases have been increasing over the years and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to discourage the sportspersons from taking resort to such doping methods?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

- (a) NADA  has launched the 'Program for Education and Awareness on Anti-Doping in Sports' (PEADS) with an objective to deal

with  the  fight  against  doping  across  the  country.  The  programme  is being  conducted  at  various  places  across  the  country  during  sports events/training sessions at SAI centres/SAI training centres, Physical Education Colleges/Universities, State Sports Associations and Services  Sports  Control  Boards,  etc.    The  details  of  the  Anti  Doping Awareness  Programme  conducted  by  NADA  for  the  period  April-Oct, 2016 is annexed at 'A'.

- (b) There is no such proposal at present.
- (c) Three  (03)  sportspersons  who  qualified  for  Rio  Olympics 2016 were found positive for the presence of prohibited substances in urine samples collected by NADA prior to Olympics Games 2016.

The details are given below: -

|   S. No. | Name of athlete/sports discipline        | Remarks                                                                                                     |
|----------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Mr. Narsingh Yadav, Wrestling            | The Court of Arbitration (CAS), Switzerland rendered a sanction of four years ineligibility on wrestler.    |
|        2 | Mr. Dharmbir Singh, Athletics- 200 M     | The Anti Doping Disciplinary Panel rendered a sanction of eight years and one day ineligibility on athlete. |
|        3 | Mr. Inderjeet Singh, Athletics - shotput | Case is underway before the Anti Doping Disciplinary Panel for adjudication.                                |

- (d) The number of athletes who tested positive over the last few years is as under:-

|   S. No | Subject        |   2010 |   2011 |   2012 |   2013 |   2014 |   2015 |
|---------|----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|       1 | Positive Cases |    123 |    116 |    119 |     96 |     95 |    120 |

Reasons  for  doping  include  lack  of  awareness  among  athletes about  doping  and  its  consequences  and  availability  of  prohibited substances in the market. (e) National  Anti  Doping  Agency  (NADA)  regularly  informs  Sports Authority of India (SAI) as well as National Sports Federations (NSFs) about the doping incidence and measures for its control. In addition, NADA  will  assist  SAI  and  NSF  to  organize  anti  doping  awareness sessions for the athletes and other support personnel with an aim to educate athletes regarding harmful effects of consuming banned drugs. In addition to 'PEADS', the anti-doping brochures/information has been got translated and printed by NADA in 14 different languages viz. Hindi,  English,  Punjabi,  Tamil,  Telugu,  Kannada,  Malayalam,  Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Marathi, Oriya, Kashmiri and Manipuri to ensure the best  communication  of  anti-doping  messages  to  the  athlete  groups belonging to various parts of India.

*****

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2755 FOR 01.12.2016 REGARDING 'NATIONAL ANTI-DOPING AGENCY' ASKED BY SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL AND OTHER MPs.

Details  of  Anti-Doping  Education-cum-awareness  programme for sportspersons and coaches organized by National-Anti-Doping Agency from April-October 2016.

|   S. No | Name of Centre and Location                      | Date           | Participants                                              |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad | 01- 02/04/2016 | BPT and MPT Students and Faculty Members.                 |
|       2 | SAI Southern Center, Bangalore                   | 02/05/2016     | Olympic Qualified Athletes/Core Probable and Coaches      |
|       3 | SAI NS NIS Patiala                               | 04/05/2016     | Olympic Qualified Athletes/Core Probable and Coaches      |
|       4 | SAI Southern Center, Bangalore                   | 16/05/2016     | Junior Men Hockey Team and Coaches/ Officials             |
|       5 | SAI Southern Center, Bangalore                   | 17/05/2016     | Olympic Qualified Women Hockey Team and Coaches           |
|       6 | SAI Southern Center, Bangalore                   | 17/05/2016     | Olympic Qualified Men Hockey Team and Coaches             |
|       7 | Sub Junior National Rowing Championship, Chennai | 08- 09/06/2016 | All Participants, Coaches and Officials.                  |
|       8 | SAI NS NIS, Patiala                              | 09/06/2016     | Olympic Qualified Weightlifters/Core Probable and Coaches |
|       9 | SAI NS NIS, Patiala                              | 10/06/2016     | Olympic Qualified Boxers/Core Probable and Coaches        |
|      10 | Army Rowing Node, Pune                           | 17/06/2016     | Olympic Qualified Rowers/Core Probable and Coaches        |
|      11 | SAI Southern Center, Bangalore                   | 17/06/2016     | Junior Women Hockey Team and Coaches/ Officials           |
|      12 | LNIPE Extension Center, Sonapur, Guwahati, Assam | 26/07/2016     | Students of B.P.Ed., M.P.Ed. Course and Faculty Members.  |

|   S. No | Name of Centre and Location                                       | Date       | Participants                                                                      |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      13 | SAI Regional Center, Guwahati, Assam                              | 26/07/2016 | SAI Trainee/Sportspersons, Coaches and Support Staff                              |
|      14 | Abhiruchi Institute of Physical Education (AIPE), Guwahati, Assam | 27/07/2016 | Students of B.P.E. Course and Faculty Members.                                    |
|      15 | Sports and Youth Department, Government of Kerala, Trivendrum     | 10/08/2016 | Sportspersons, Coaches and Officials of State Associations / Administrators.      |
|      16 | Sports and Youth Department, Government of M.P. Bhopal            | 29/08/2016 | Sportspersons, Coaches and Officials of State Associations / Administrators.      |
|      17 | 13 th Senior Rollball National Championship, Pune                 | 10/09/2016 | Sportspersons, Coaches and Officials of State Associations / Administrators.      |
|      18 | SAI Eastern Center, Kolkata                                       | 16/09/2016 | Sportspersons, Coaches and Diploma Students with Faculty Members.                 |
|      19 | J & K State Sports Council, Jammu                                 | 24/09/2016 | Sportspersons, Coaches and Officials of State Sports Council.                     |
|      20 | Dept. of Physical Education, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh      | 26/09/2016 | Students of B.P.E. Course and Faculty Members/Coaches.                            |
|      21 | 56 th National Open Athletics Championship, Lucknow               | 28/09/2016 | Participant Athletes, Coaches and Officials.                                      |
|      22 | SAI National Boxing Academy, Rohtak                               | 04/10/2016 | Boxers, Coaches and Sports Administrators.                                        |
|      23 | Maharana Pratap Sports College, Raipur, Dehradun                  | 10/10/2016 | Sportspersons, Coaches and Officials of College / Administrators.                 |
|      24 | Junior National Tennis Cricket Championship, Raipur               | 14/10/2016 | Participant Sportspersons, Coaches and Officials.                                 |
|      25 | Symposium on Use of Drugs in Sports: An Anti- Doping Perspective  | 24/10/2016 | Medical doctors from various Medical Hospitals and Institutes all across country. |