Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesia Anti-Doping Organization (IADO) has been conducting anti-doping education for elite athletes participating in international events, including the SEA Games XXXII/2023 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Asian Games XIX/2023 in Hangzhou, China.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, IADO said that it held a coordination meeting with the Indonesian Olympics Committee (KOI/Indonesia NOC) here on Tuesday as a follow-up to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) inked on November 18, 2022.
Based on the meeting's results, the two parties are working to ensure that athletes receive anti-doping education before participating in the 2023 SEA Games and the 2023 Asian Games.
This is being done in accordance with a request from the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the Southeast Asia Regional Anti-Doping Organisation (SEARADO) to member countries.
IADO and Indonesia NOC have also agreed to evaluate whether athletes had ever doped or not.
"IADO will utilize one of NOC's rooms to hold direct meetings gradually," IADO's statement said.
Earlier, anti-doping education was provided to pencak silat athletes at TMII Pencak Silat Studio here on February 9, 2023.
Twelve athletes participated in the activity, which aims to increase their awareness of a doping-free sport.
This is in line with the World Anti-Doping Agency's vision to prioritize anti-doping education.
Based on the activity’s evaluation result, most of the participants said they were satisfied and agreed that anti-doping education is very important.
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