LALITPUR: Dr Nabees Man Singh Pradhan has been nominated by the organising committee of the 18th Asian Games as the Doping Control Officer.

Pradhan, who attended the DCO training in Sri Lanka in 2013 and had previously represented the country in Nanjing Youth Asian Games, is the lone officer to be picked up from South Asia for the Asiad slated for Indonesia from August 18 to September 2, informed the Nepal Olympic Committee in a release.

NOC President Jeevan Ram Shrestha on Sunday bade farewell to Pradhan, who will be leaving for Indonesia on August 9.