NEW DELHI: About 89 male and 60 female sportspersons will form part of the National Anti-Doping Agency's (NADA) 'registered testing pool' (RTP) for the year 2023, including seven athletes with disabilities. This is an increase of 18 athletes from the previous RTP count. For the year 2022, the Nada had identified a total of 131 athletes, who formed part of its RTP list.
For the coming year, there has been a sharp decline in the number of disabled athletes from the previous count of 16. The NADA has included 149 athletes, who will be required to comply with the whereabouts requirements of the International Standard for Testing.
