We often receive this question: Is AKARALI used in sports or by athletes?
AKARALI is widely used by recreational, amateur and pro athletes in local, regional and major international sports events and competitions around the world. We are proud to be one of the trusted natural plant-based supplement brands through our global partnership program, empowering athletes to achieve their best performance. Our partnership spans across the globe through sports communities, organizations and individual athletes.
With Gain More Go Beyond campaign, our product went through more than 490 hours of real-world endurance tests by real athletes. This makes our products known for its potency, faster response time and noticeable difference in pace, distance, energy, endurance and strength in various types of sports.
Here are the list of sports events and competitions where our products been used (by athletes) in recent years.
AKARALI stands for clean sport, evidence-led nutrition, and athlete-safe supplementation — helping runners, hybrid athletes, and active individuals perform with confidence. We believe athletic performance should be built on discipline, clean training, and trusted science — never shortcuts.
That is why our Tongkat Ali supplement is made using US-patented Physta®, a clinically tested, standardised hot-water extract studied in human trials and produced to strict quality standards. We are committed to responsible supplementation, transparency, and supporting athletes who want natural performance support without compromising integrity.
We partner with Informed Sport to ensure our products are safe for athletes through rigorous tests, doping tests and blind batch testing. This is to ensure AKARALI Tongkat Ali supplements are safe from illegal substances, giving assurance to athletes that are products are not banned by WADA.
Professional athletes are advised to consult the event organizers or their respective associations, organizations, nutritionists and medical professionals before consuming any plant-based supplements including our products. Whilst our products are safe for athlete’ use on its own (due to lower T/E ratio), it does not mean you cannot be disqualified by the organizer or the sports association. In addition, drugs or herbal supplement interactions with Tongkat Ali may alter T/E ratio that may fail the doping test set by WADA.
Alex Kua leads AKARALI’s Global Partnership Community to help athletes, sports communities, and thousand of others optimize their well-being through evidence-based research that enables them to make better informed decisions. His legal and business consulting background underpins the rigorous data-driven approach in his writing – from hours of interviews, real-world performance data, and firsthand experiences of real people – offering actionable insights that connects clinical research, emerging health trends, and real-world applications. He is also an experienced researcher in herbal nutrition, with years of deep technical knowledge on Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma longifolia), including quality standards, industry benchmarks, lab tests, clinical trials, and the use of natural herbs by collaborating with top scientists, herbal experts, and nutritionists. As part of the core team behind AKARALI’s knowledge portal, he empowers people worldwide to access the benefits of high-quality herbal nutrition in a way that is effective, sustainable, and safe. He is also an avid runner, with regular participation in local sports communities and running events.
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The content published on this website is for educational purposes and should not be viewed, read, or seen as a prescription or constitute any form of medical advice. We recommend you consult your nearest GP or doctors before consuming Tongkat Ali or any products which contain Tongkat Ali. For further information, kindly refer to our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for more information.
