It was the first time that blood samples were collected in the history of the Pan American
Games, following the recommendation of the IO Team in Rio 2007.
Blood samples were collected mainly for hGH detection and for the Athlete Biological
Passport (ABP). The IO Team congratulates the PASO MC for the decision of having
contacted UCI and IAAF in order to get a list of priority athletes to be tested for the ABP,
using the experience of these IFs for their own anti-doping programs.
The PASO MC decided to centralize most of the blood sample collection in the Policlinic in
order to have the ideal facilities to perform the procedures. Given that it would have
been very difficult to have these conditions at the majority of the doping control
stations, this was a wise decision. In a few cases the blood collection procedures were
performed in other venues. The blood doping control station at the Policlinic was perfect.
Nevertheless in a few cases the blood collection procedures were also performed in other
venues, which created some particular challenges that were addressed appropriately.
Dr. Orlando Reyes, member of the PASO MC, was the person responsible for the
supervision of blood collection. At the beginning of the Games, a training session was
organized in order to train DCOs and blood collection officers (BCOs) on the blood doping
procedures and to familiarize them with the documentation and equipment. The BCOs
were local nurses or phlebotomists and the DCOs were a mix of international and
Mexican DCOs, which was a positive legacy of the Guadalajara Pan American Games.
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