AFP, Colombo :
Sri Lanka has launched a joint effort with Australia’s anti-doping agency to tackle drug cheats, including athletes using traditional medicines to hide banned substances, officials said Monday.
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) will give technical expertise and eventually carry out joint research into doping, officials said.
“It is critical that we develop our capacities together, we learn from each other and we join forces in the fight against doping,” ASADA chief David Sharp told reporters in Colombo.
Sri Lankan sports authorities are particularly interested in traditional Ayurveda preparations used by some athletes in the island of 21 million.
