GUANGZHOU, South China, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- A record number of doping tests will be carried out at the Beijing anti-doping lab and good experience from the Beijing Olympic Games will be applied at the up-coming Asiad, a Chinese anti-doping official said here on Sunday.

The Olympic Council of Asia planned about 1500 urine tests and probabaly more than 200 blood tests at the Asian Games which is expected to attract nearly 12,000 athletes from 45 countries and regions during November 12-27, China Anti-Doping Agency deputy head Zhao Jian said.

"The tests will be carried out according to Olympic standards," Zhao said. Testing started on Saturday in the Athletes Village and each morning a flight will carry the samples to the Beijing lab where about 5000 tests were done during the Beijing Olympic Games.

"The negative reports return in 24 hours and for the positive ones, 48 hours," said Zhao.

The China Anti-doping Agency fielded 81 doping test officials, most of them serving the Beijing Olympics, to the Asian Games as well as 11 international officials recommended by the OCA. The organizers also recruited 600 escorts and volunteers into the anti-doping force.

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