New Delhi: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) plans to set up an anti-doping cell and identify ‘hideouts’ for dope cheats, alarmed by the rising amount of positive cases among track and field athletes in the country.

Coaches would also have to mandatorily register on AFI’s portal to train athletes, the federation has decided acting on the recommendations of a top committee to tackle the menace of doping in the country.

The AFI will be in contact with the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) and Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), which runs under the aegis of World Athletics.

At its recent annual general body meeting (AGM) held in Chandigarh, the AFI decided that all coaches need to be registered or risk being blacklisted, in an attempt to prevent tutors suspected of encouraging athletes to dope.

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