Categories: Appointments

Siddharth Longjam appointed new NADA DG

IAS officer, Siddharth Singh Longjam will take over as the National Anti-Doping Agency’s Director-General. Longjam is currently serving as joint secretary in the sports ministry and is also the CEO of the currently suspended National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL). He will replace Navin Agarwal who listed the creation of Athletes Biological Passport (ABP) for around 60 elite Indian sportspersons as one of the highlights of his tenure.

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Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

  • NADA Headquarters location: New Delhi;
  • NADA Founded: 24 November 2005.

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