In accordance with these values and principles, the International Judo Federation has implemented before Rio a strategy for a global check of the qualified athletes to Rio, taking in consideration that judo has qualified with 389 athletes from 136 countries for Rio Olympics and until last week (Thursday) have tested 84% of the competitors who will be present in Rio in or out of competition.
Among the 84% tested athletes, 34,5% were tested during competition (ICT: In Competition Test) and 65,5% outside of competition (OOCT: Outside Of Competition Test). The IJF itself organized 63% of the ICT and 56% of the OOCT samples, where the remaining tests were conducted by Continental Organizations and National Anti-Doping Organizations.
The IJF explains: "It was a long process to test all competitors qualified for the Games. The first series of anti-doping tests started during the Baku Grand Slam and Almaty Grand Prix this May, with the top 16 athletes that were not tested yet by April 1. As the qualification list was not fully determined, the top 16 were chosen as being the most likely to end up as qualified athletes. The testing continued during the World Judo Masters in Guadalajara, Mexico, which was the last Olympic qualification event.
As the list of qualified athletes was finalised after the ‘Mexican Rendezvous’, the IJF could even test more competitors, and in many cases potential second athletes of a country were also included in the process. Furthermore, large scale testing was done in Castelldefels in Spain, at the beginning of July, during the training, which was attended by many delegations.
The IJF chose every single chance to test all athletes and to find them where they were competing or training. The testing process will be finished this week, to guarantee that we will have all results before the Games, except some athletes from small islands which has not followed in the last period the top events of the IJF and where the logistic of testing out of competition is inappropriate. After July 24th, when the Olympic village opens, athletes are under the IOC custody."
Following the regulations of the TDSSA (Technical Document for Sport Specific Analysis), beside the regular urine tests, 10% of the samples were also tested for ESAs (Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents) and GHRFs (Growth Hormone Releasing Factors). All results will be shared by request with the International Olympic Committee and WADA.
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