Asked specifically if some sportspersons have resisted from undergoing tests by not being present at their “whereabouts”, Agarwal answered in the affirmative. In such cases we issue notices and three such whereabouts failure is treated as a doping violation. We also hope there will be no doping violation from other countries. “I am quite confident that the Indian contingent at the Rio Olympics will have no doping violation by any of them this time. Some of the athletes have been tested at least once, some have been tested twice and some thrice.

Source: Hindustan Times July 13, 2016 14:48 UTC