New horizons to enhance performance

Updated on: Monday, July 26, 2010

Final year student of the Amity Institute of Physiotherapy, Aman Sehgal is keenly looking forward to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi this October. He is among the 30,000 volunteers trained by Amity to ensure that the mega games go smoothly. While the association with the Games is a matter of pride for his University, Sehgal’s training as an anti-doping officer opens new horizons for him. “Being part of the Games means exposure to an international event, the knowledge of how various sports are shaping up across the globe, and opportunities to be part of bigger doping control bodies like the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) and World Anti Doping Association (WADA),” he says.

Sehgal is among the 100-odd students from the Amity Institute of Physiotherapy and the Amity Institute of Forensic Sciences that have been chosen as volunteers and are being trained to act as dope control officials under the supervision of senior officers during the Games.

After their training, students will have to undergo a test that they must pass in order to be appointed Dope Control Officials. “The certification will be valid for two years, after which you will have to undertake a one-day refresher training course to continue the certification. On the completion of the training module, successful candidates will become Certified Doping Control Officials — an International level accreditation which leads to your becoming a member of National Anti-Doping Agency,” says Sehgal.

A great opportunity to spread your wings and fly straight into a career!

New horizons to enhance performance

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