Out-of-Competition Testing part 3

The IO Team noticed some occurrences during the OOCT performed in the Village in the

first days that affected the quality of the OOCT Program:

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Strategy of using only one DCO with all chaperones notifying athletes one by one,

instead of splitting the DCOs available in the Village and pairing them with

chaperones in order to reach a larger number of athletes in a shorter period of

time;

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The attempt to notify the athletes began late (10am-11am) decreasing the

chances of actually locating the athletes in their rooms;

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When walking around the Village, the DCOs and Chaperones were wearing the

red doping control vest and accreditations providing an opportunity for athletes

and/or delegations to leave their building and escape from a possible test,

instead of only wear it at the moment of notification to avoid being identified as

doping control personnel;

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There was confusion related to the amount of information the DCOs were able to

provide to the delegation and/or Chef de Mission, namely whether or not to

reveal the name of the sport of the selected athlete.

Appropriate measures were taken by PASO MC to correct these issues after being

informed by the IO Team.

Apart from the problems related to the notification of the athlete, the collection of urine

and/or blood observed by the IO Team in the doping control station at the Policlinic in

the Village were performed in a highly professional way.

While in theory it seems easier to perform OOCT on athletes that are staying at a Village

of a Major International Event than those that are living and training at their usual home

address or training venues, DCOs trying to notify athletes in a Games Village face a lot

of difficulties. These include: