Research unit acquires a prominent place among other basic objectives of the Agency’ it expects to identify new trends in Doping Testing and Usage of Prohibited Substances and methods.Also, Sri Lanka being an eastern country in which indigenous medicine also acquires a prominence place’ players sometimes take indigenous medicine from Ayurwedic Doctors and others from different medical systems. So, it is important to do a research on indigenous medicine to identify the content in those medicine and to see whether it prohibited substance according to WADA Code’

Usage of Prohibited Substances and its ill effects is still a new topic to Sri Lanka. General Public and people who are engaged in sports (players, trainers, coachers, parents) do not have a proper understanding on Doping Control. As a result this institute owes a responsibility to build up public awareness in this regard. Therefore, we conduct all Island Awareness program series District funded by UNESCO and in addition to that Awareness Programs are conducted to enlighten Sports. Also, we are planning to organize a school level seminar series to make school children aware and teach them how to get rid of this menace.