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Noah Lyles is among the athletes who have used the new doping test kit. [AFP]
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) says a new self-administered doping test could help protect clean athletes, as the agency tries to ensure no one gets a "free pass" from reduced testing during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Athletes were able to administer the blood and urine tests themselves while being monitored live by a doping control officer via FaceTime or Zoom in the voluntary pilot programme, Usada said.
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