Cricket News: WADA extends NDTL’s suspension for another six months

The National Dope Testing Laboratory’s suspension has been extended by World Anti-Doping Agency for another six months citing non-conformance to international standards. The WADA first suspended NDTL in August last year for six months. A fresh round of inspection by the world body, much to the embarrassment of the country’s sporting establishment, showed that non-conformities still existed. The suspension prohibits the NDTL from carrying out any anti-doping activities, including all analyses of urine and blood samples. The laboratory’s non-conformities pertain to the International Standard for Laboratories (ISL) identified during a WADA site visit, including the laboratory’s isotope ratio mass spectrometry -- the analytical technique of choice for confirmation of prohibited substances. Currently, urine samples collected by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) are being sent primarily to the WADA-accredited lab in Doha.