Question 73
MediumOriginal questionTesting Indian athletes for prohibited substances is the responsibility of
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
The National Anti-Doping Agency is India's national anti-doping organisation.
It applies the World Anti-Doping Code domestically, including the prohibited list maintained by WADA.
Keeping testing separate from the bodies that train and select athletes is the whole point of having a distinct agency.
Worth noting
The separation is structural rather than administrative tidiness: a body that both trains athletes and tests them would have an obvious conflict.
- Concept
- The national anti-doping body
- Typical timeTypical
- 45 s
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