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Mirrors Introduced to Prevent Athletes from Cheating
Mirrors have been installed around the wall of the toilets of Doping Control Stations for the forthcoming 21th world University Games in Beijing to prevent athletes from cheating during the urine provision process, said a senior Chinese doping control official on August 20.
"I have been to six Olympics and six Asian Games and it is the first time as to my knowledge that mirrors will be used for urine provision," said Yang Tianle, president of the Doping Control Center of the Organizing Committee of the 21st Universiade.
Urine Samples from the 12 doping control stations will be sent right after collection to the Chinese Anti-doping Center with the positive results to be announced in 48 hours after arrival.
Yang, who has been a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Medical Commission since 1988, told Xinhua that there will be no less athletes being tested here than at any previous Universiade. The 20th Universiade in Palma, Spain, tested over 400 athletes.
"The athletes will be picked according to International University Sports Federation (FISU) regulation for the tests," Yang said.
"Hopefully it will be a clean Universiade," added the 69-year- old medical doctor. "But we are to find anybody who intends to cheat at the Games."
According to Yang, there will be neither out-of-competition tests or blood tests here, just as at the previous Universiade.
"Everything will be done under the Olympic Movement Anti-doping Code and FISU regulation."
The Organizing Committee of the 21st Universiade regarded anti- doping highly and everything is ready after careful preparation of one and a half years.
The laboratory at the Chinese Anti-doping Center, which is equipped with the most advanced systems HRMS and ISMS, is world class.
"It has passed re-accreditation of IOC Medical Commission for 12 consecutive years since 1989," Yang said.
A total of 12 Doping Control Stations were set up according to international standards at the stadiums and gymnasiums where all the finals will be held and the Bereg Kit from Berlinger Company Switzerland, which had been selected for the 1998 World Cup and the Sydney Games, will be applied for the Universiade.
A doping control team, comprises of 63 doping control officers and 22 volunteers, is ready for work.
"Many of the officers have participated the doping control work for the 11th Asian Games, the first East Asian Games, the third Asian Winter Games and Chinese National Games," said Yang. "And the volunteers had been trained by the Doping Control Center of the organizing committee for months."
"The doping control team will work 24 hours a day to ensure that the results come out as soon as possible."
Yang considered the doping control work for the Universiade as a rehearsal for the Beijing Olympics to be held in 2008.
"We are ready to do a good job under the supervision of FISU Medical Commission," he said. "It will be a practice for the Olympic Games."
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