New Delhi hosts the COP10 Bureau meeting of the UNESCO convention against doping in sport

27 October 2026

Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired the third formal meeting of the COP10 Bureau of the UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport in New Delhi, along with the fourth formal meeting of the Fund Approval Committee for 2026-27. India is a vice-president representing Group IV on the Bureau. He said India strengthened its legal framework through the National Anti-Doping Act, 2022 and its 2025 amendment, both of which came into force in July 2026, and that the National Anti-Doping Agency conducted over 7,000 tests and more than 350 education and awareness sessions in 2025-26 reaching 27,000 participants. The Bureau chair is Farid Gayibov of Azerbaijan and Sports Secretary Hari Ranjan Rao is a vice-chair.