Indonesia to build anti-doping laboratory in sports hinh anh 1Indonesia’s Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali has revealed the ministry’s plan to build a national laboratory to test for doping in sports next year. (Photo: thejakartapost.com)


Jakarta (VNA) –
Indonesia’s Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali has revealed the ministry’s plan to build a national laboratory to test for doping in sports next year.

Indonesia is planning to increase the budget for its Anti-Doping Agency (LADI) up to 500 percent in 2021 to increase drug testing as well as to build an anti-doping lab, he said during a virtual meeting with World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Witold Banka on October 7.

The commitment is a part of the country’s determination to host the 2032 Olympics, he said.

He noted that Indonesia usually sent test samples overseas, either to India, Qatar or Thailand, an expensive venture that led to limited drug testing for Indonesian athletes.

With the presence of an anti-doping laboratory in Indonesia, Zainuddin hoped the number of drug tests will increase significantly.

Also present at the meeting was LADI chairman Zaini Khadafi Saragih, who said that there was a lack of anti-doping laboratories in Asia. There are around 30 laboratories in the world, only two of which are in Asia, namely in Penang, Malaysia and Bangkok, Thailand, he said.

WADA President Witold Banka, for his part, said that the WADA was encouraging both the private and public sectors to focus on anti-doping campaigns, adding that he is looking forward to the good cooperation with Indonesia./. 

VNA