SECOND MEETING OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE
OF THE FIRST AFRO-ASIAN GAMES
The Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Sushree
Uma Bharti has emphasised the need to educate sportspersons on
doping issue. Describing it as a serious threat Sushree Uma Bharti
said it has to be jointly tackled by various National Sports Federations,
Sports Authority of India and Ministry of Youth Affairs &
Sports. Sushree Uma Bharti was addressing the Second Meeting of
the Organising Committee of the First Afro-Asian Games in New
Delhi today. She said there is a need for constant monitoring
of players in this regard. She said that the doping test laboratory
of Sports Authority of India with modern facilities will be ready
by early next year. She asked National Federations to ensure that
drug-free squad goes to Asian Games to be held from next month.
She informed the Members of the Organising Committee
that the Government has agreed to hold First Afro-Asian from 24th
October – 1st November, 2003 in New Delhi. The Games
which were scheduled for November 2001 were postponed following
terrorists attack in New York. The Organising Committee congratulated
Indian players ofr their excellent performance in the recently
concluded Commonwealth Games.
