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Review
. 2020 May;12(5):621-628.
doi: 10.1002/dta.2773. Epub 2020 Feb 14.

Antidoping: From health tests to the athlete biological passport

Martial Saugy  1 , Nicolas Leuenberger  2
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Antidoping: From health tests to the athlete biological passport

Martial Saugy et al. Drug Test Anal. 2020 May.

Abstract

The athlete biological passport (ABP) was implemented by the International Cycling Union (UCI) in 2008. However, this improvement in the fight against doping was preceded with different milestones since 1996. In this paper, a detailed evolution of the ABP from traditional direct (urine) testing for antidoping purposes is presented. A chronological overview of the ABP including earlier non-disclosed information and contemporary documentation are shown and documented. The strategic development from on-site competition blood testing, called "health tests", to the structure of the ABP is explained in this historical overview which provides information to the antidoping community and general public regarding the beginning of blood doping tests.

Keywords: athlete biological passport; blood samples; blood testing.

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