Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday launched a cellular app — Know Your Medicine — that may assist athletes test on prohibited substances in medicines and make knowledgeable decisions.

The app was launched throughout a convention on ‘Paving the Path for Clean Sport: A Dialogue with Stakeholders on Risk related use of dietary dietary supplements.’

“It is the collective responsibility of all stakeholders to increase awareness about risks associated with use of nutritional supplements. However, ultimately the athlete is responsible for what they consume and will have to face the consequences of any anti-doping rule violation,” mentioned Thakur.

He mentioned the latest MoUs with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research and National Forensic Sciences University “will construct testing capability of dietary dietary supplements within the nation and promote analysis and capability constructing within the subject.”

The utility is offered for Android telephone customers with app variations in Hindi and English and is provided with user-friendly options together with search by picture and textual content choices and search by drugs and ingredient choices.

The utility has been developed by the National Anti Doping Agency, and with this India has joined just a few choose nations on the earth that present such a software to its athletes and sports activities ecosystem, mentioned a press release from sports activities ministry.

Sports Authority of India DG Sandip Pradhan and Ritu Sain, DG & CEO, NADA India have been additionally current throughout the event. Alexis Cooper, Director, Education, Sports Integrity Australia and Dr. Amy Eichner, Special Advisor, Drugs & Supplements, United States Anti-Doping Agency participated as worldwide audio system.