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Doping control will target 1,500 athletes at 2010 Asiad

2009-11-12 12:08 OCA

11 Nov 2009 - Guangzhou, China: The doping control measures at the 16th Asian Games in November 2010 will involve 1,500 urine tests, delegates at the Chefs de Mission Seminar heard on Wednesday.

Liu Jianhong, Deputy Manager of the Anti-Doping Programme, told the meeting that the samples would be analysed by the China Anti-Doping Agency in Beijing. Negative results would be available after 24 hours, positive results after 48 hours and EPO test results after 72 hours.

With a team of 10 international doping control officers, some 1,500 urine tests will be conducted during the Games jurisdiction period of November 5-27. Blood tests will also be carried out.

“The National Olympic Committees must report athletes’ whereabouts information during the Games until the closing ceremony,” she said.

“Updates on athletes’ whereabouts must be provided throughout the Games.”

The NOCs will be responsible for the whereabouts of their athletes before and during competition, even if they are training outside of China from November 5 – one week before the Games start. This will enable doping control to carry out tests anytime, anywhere.

There will be 58 doping control stations, with 54 in Guangzhou and four at the co-host cities.

Regarding medical services, there will be 2,424 medical volunteers, 110 ambulances and 245 venue medical stations. Of the 38 GAGOC-designated hospitals, 35 will be in Guangzhou and one each in the sub-venues of Foshan, Dongguan and Shanwei.

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