An experienced team of analysts from Australia’s National Measurement Institute (NMI) will help with the extensive sports drug testing program at the London Olympics.

Dr Lindsey Mackay, General Manager of NMI’s sports drugs testing laboratory said she was proud that NMI’s drug testing experience is clearly valued by both its clients and the world anti-doping scientific community.

“Our 4 specialists have joined a total of 150 anti-doping scientists from 30 countries who will be involved in testing athletes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, prior to, and during, the games,” Dr Mackay said.

“NMI is the only laboratory in Australasia accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency for analysing athletes’ urine samples for the presence of banned performance enhancing drugs and performs around 6,500 such tests each year.”

“NMI led the testing for banned drugs during the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000 and the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in 2006.”

“NMI scientists also supported the testing at the Beijing Olympics and the Torino Winter Olympics. They routinely test urine samples from athletes in sports including all major football codes, cycling, test cricket and basketball.”

NMI is Australia's peak measurement body responsible for biological, chemical, legal and physical measurement. 

NMI applies its measurement expertise and infrastructure in providing measurement solutions to industry, researchers and regulators in areas as diverse as manufacturing, services including transportation and the financial sector, environmental testing, and profiling of illicit drugs.

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