Sports Minister launches new rare chemical Reference Materials to strengthen anti-doping testing

What is the News?

The National Dope Testing Laboratory(NDTL) has indigenously developed six new and rare Reference Materials (RMs).

What are Reference Materials(RM)?

Reference Materials(RMs) are the purest form of chemical required for anti-doping analysis in all World Anti-Doping Agency(WADA)-accredited Laboratories across the world.

During testing of a sample, RMs provide identity confirmation for prohibited substances that do not have a threshold limit.

What is the significance of Reference Materials(RM)? 

These Reference Materials are not readily available across the world but are needed by every WADA-accredited laboratory for their anti-doping analysis. India itself has been importing RMs from Canada and Australia.

However, the introduction of these Reference Materials will improve anti-doping testing in India and would assist the entire anti-doping fraternity in strengthening their testing skills.

Source: This post is based on the article “Sports Minister launches new rare chemical Reference Materials to strengthen anti-doping testing” published in PIB on 3rd April 2022.