India pledges $1 million to WADA for scientific research

India has pledged $1 million to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s scientific research budget, the “highest among contributions made by other world governments.”

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

Key-Points

The World Anti-Doping Agency is a foundation initiated by the International Olympic Committee to promote, coordinate and monitor the fight against drugs in sports.

The agency’s key activities include monitoring of the World Anti-Doping Code, whose provisions are enforced by the UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport.

Headquarters: Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Established in: 1999.