ATHENS 2004 SUMMER OLYMPICS

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ATHENS 2004 SUMMER OLYMPICS
Rune Andersen Director, Standards Harmonization
ANADO - Bern, 4-5 November 2004
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WADA PROGRAMS

• Independent Observer Team
• Athlete Outreach
• Executive Office
• (Pre) Games Out-of-Competition Testing

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WADA Athens 2004

• (Pre) Games Out-of-Competition Testing
• 385 tests conducted pre-Olympic Games by
  WADA/IOC/ATHOC task force
• 87 tests conducted by WADA in 18 sports on
  athletes from 27 nations. Testing took place in
  16 countries around the world
• 2414 urine and 327 blood tests conducted post
  competition in Olympic Games
• Coordination with IFs/NOCs/NPCs/NADOs/etc
  regarding athlete test histories and whereabouts
  ensured effective use of tests
• 40 blood and urine tests conducted by WADA
  pre-Paralympic Games in 6 sports on athletes from
  15 nations. Testing took place in 8 countries,
• The IPC and ATHOC conducted 680 urine tests
  pre-competition and in-competition in Paralympic
  Games

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WHATS NEW

• The Code in place
• Cooperation on rules / guidelines for the Task
  force IOC/IPC WADA ATHOC Games
• Blood collected for doping control
• Target testing
• Intelligence
• Means (DCOs) through ATOC and WADA

Zero tolerance
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WHAT HAPPENED

• Athletics
• Weightlifting
• Old Steroids
• Intelligence
• Devices

Improve doping control including DCO education
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DCO REPORTS

• Potential missed tests and other anti-doping rule
  violations mean DCO reports have to be very
  detailed
• Almost legal approach
• Dates, Times
• Was authorization to test shown?
• What was used for athlete ID
• Who was present
• What was said, etc
• DCOs must be encouraged to document everything if
  missed tests and refusals are to result in
  athlete sanction.

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STANDARDIZED FORMS

• Doping Control form (amended Oct 2004) Changes
  are
• Request for name of coach and doctor
• Second box for blood sample
• Athlete consent for research
• Supplementary Report form, Chain of Custody form,
  DCO Report form
• Note
• All forms can be seen on WADA website.
• Work instructions for each form
• Forms are already being used by several IFs and
  NADOs
• Different languages (already in Czech and
  Turkish) Co-ordination please
• WADA can co-ordinate insertion of ADO logo and
  printing and generic forms also available (no
  logo) cheaper

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Blood Collection for hGH / HBOCs
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Serum
Result from centrifuge
Placed in plastic bag
Red blood cells
Blood sits for 20 minutes (coagulation)
(Collected from Athlete)
Blood centrifuged for 10 minutes
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Step 4
Athlete provided
A
B
Placed in bag
Serum
Collected from athlete
Red blood cells
Purpose of hGH/HBOCs already centrifuged
Purpose of blood transfusion
Step 5
Secured in bottles
Bag
Bag
Bag
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Step 6
A
B
B
A
HGH and HBOCS (can be frozen)
Blood transfusion (not to be frozen)
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Blood Collection for Athens

• hGH (Centrifuged serum) (can be frozen)
• HBOCs (Centrifuged serum) (can be frozen)
• Blood Transfusions (whole blood) (not to be
  frozen)

Collection method _at_ Olympic Games
For Serum (after centrifugation)
Tab
Tab
B
A
B
Athlete provided
Placed in bag
Serum
Red blood cells
A
A
B
B
Purpose of hGH/ HBOCsAlready centrifuged
Purpose of blood transfusion
Secured in bottles
Sent to lab
Whole blood
Serum
A
A
B
B
A
B
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