On November 7-8, 2009, WADA, in collaboration with the Japan Anti-Doping Agency and the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports Science and Technology, held a Blood Doping Symposium, in Tokyo.
While significant progress has been made over the past few years, there continue to be aspects of blood doping that remain among the most formidable challenges facing the anti-doping community. During the two-day Symposium, participants reviewed recent achievements and looked at possible future developments.
The Symposium offered leading experts in the field the opportunity to discuss the latest research and hypothesis on blood doping in sport, including:
- Current status and future detection of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents (ESAs)
- Progress in the detection of autologous blood transfusions
- Manipulation of environmental conditions affecting the transport of oxygen and performance enhancement
- Latest developments on WADA’s Athlete Passport
The conclusions will be used to strengthen the development of some of the strategies under consideration for the detection of blood doping in sport.
Presentations are available by clicking on the links below.
Hypoxic Conditions: Impact on Health
Dr. Peter Bärtsch
MAIIA method for EPO detection
Dr. Jan Carlsson, Dr. Mats Garle, Dr. Maria Lönnberg
Changes on muscles and iron metabolism following EPO treatment
Prof. Cecilia Gelfi
Hypoxic conditions and performance enhancement
Dr. Christopher J Gore
Oxygen varieties and delivery
Dr. Kasper P. Jensen
SDS-PAGE applied to EPO detection
Dr. Christian Reichel
The Athlete’s Passport-Haematological Module
Dr. Martial Saugy
Measurement of Hemoglobin Mass: Carbon Monoxide Method
Dr. Walter Schmidt
Implementation of the Biological Passport by the UCI
Dr. Mario Zorzoli
Concluding remarks
Dr. Olivier Rabin