Context: Recently, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports has launched a nationwide appeal to strengthen the fight against doping in sports, urging athletes, coaches, and the entire sporting community to embrace the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) India's ‘Know Your Medicine (KYM)’ app.

About 'Know Your Medicine' App

• It is part of NADA India’s broader mission to raise anti-doping awareness and education, equipping athletes with essential information to stay clean.

• The app allows users to easily verify whether a specific medicine or its ingredients contain any substances listed as prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

• By offering this quick and seamless verification, the KYM app helps athletes to stay informed and uphold integrity of sport, fostering a culture of fair and ethical sportsmanship.

?Unique Features

• Image and Audio Search: Allows users to search for substances by uploading images or audio inputs, enhancing accessibility.

• Sport-Specific Information: Users can select their sport category and access tailored information related to their specific needs.

• Convenience: Ensures athletes and coaches can effortlessly verify medicines and stay informed on banned substances.

Broader Mission of NADA India with KYM

• Education and Awareness

• Part of NADA India’s ongoing mission to educate the sporting community about anti-doping measures.

• Empowers athletes with knowledge to prevent inadvertent doping.

• Promoting Ethical Sportsmanship

• Encourages a culture of fair play and integrity within the Indian sporting ecosystem.

• Ensures athletes uphold the principles of clean sports by staying informed.

National Anti-Doping Agency

• It was established by the Government of India, with the objective of acting as the independent Anti-Doping Organization for India having a vision of dope-free sports.

• It was set up as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 in November 2005.

The primary functions

• To implement the Anti-Doping Code to achieve compliance by all sports organizations in the Country.

• To coordinate a dope testing program through all participating stakeholders.

• To promote anti-doping research and education to inculcate the value of dope free sports.

• To adopt best practice standards and quality systems to enable effective implementation and continual improvement of the program.

• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports