Athlete Biological Passport (ABP)

National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL), New Delhi receives approval from World Anti - Doping Agency (WADA) to manage ABP as a WADA approved unit.
Now India is a part of 17 Athlete Passport Management Unit across the world.
ABP is an advanced anti - doping tool that monitors an athlete's biological markers over time.
By analyzing variations in parameters such as blood and steroid profiles, this helps to ensure fair play in sports and protect clean athletes.
Can be used to conduct targeted, conventional anti doping tests on athletes with abnormal profiles.

Currently 3 modules are implemented in ABP program:

Haematological module - It collects information on markers of blood doping. It aims to identify the use of prohibited substances for the enhancements of oxygen transport o delivery.
Steroidal Module - It collects information on markers of steroid doping measured in urine or serum samples. It aims to identify Endogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (EAAS) when administered exogenously.
Endocrine Module - It collects information on markers of human growth hormone doping as well as use of human growth hormone analogs.