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Application of the Athlete's Performance Passport for Doping Control: A Case Report
Sergei Iljukov1, Stephane Bermon2,3, Yorck O Schumacher4
1KIHU - Research Institute for Olympic Sports, Jyvaskyla, Finland.
Frontiers in Physiology
|April 14, 2018
Summary
The athlete's performance passport (APP) uses performance data to identify doping. This case study shows APP successfully flagged an athlete for targeted testing, leading to a doping violation.
Area of Science:
- Sports Science
- Anti-Doping
- Physiology
Background:
- Efficient allocation of anti-doping resources is crucial.
- The athlete's performance passport (APP) concept aims to improve targeted testing by monitoring longitudinal performance data.
- Unusual performance improvements may indicate doping and warrant further investigation.
Observation:
- Performance data from a group of athletes was modeled using the critical power concept.
- An athlete exhibited significant deviations from their predicted performance trajectory.
- This deviation triggered a targeted anti-doping testing program.
Findings:
- The targeted testing, including blood analysis and the athlete biological passport, identified an anti-doping rule violation.
- The athlete was subsequently suspended.
Implications:
- This case report validates the feasibility of the athlete's performance passport approach.
- The APP method can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of anti-doping strategies.
- This model may serve as a practical framework for implementing performance monitoring in anti-doping efforts.