MASTV:

The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games were a great success. The anti-doping work of the Games has been highly spoken of by the International Olympic Committee and the International Testing Agency (ITA). Can you talk about the anti-doping work of the Hangzhou Asian Games? Thank you.

Zhou Jinqiang:

Thank you for your question. I'll answer this question. Anti-doping work has become a crucial aspect of major international comprehensive sporting events. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) oversees the anti-doping work at the Hangzhou Asian Games. The OCA has authorized the ITA to take charge of anti-doping education before the Games, the formulation of testing plans, exemption reviews for therapeutic medications, results management, and intelligence sharing. At the same time, the OCA has authorized the China Anti-Doping Agency to collect samples, the Beijing Anti-Doping Laboratory to conduct tests, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport to deal with anti-doping hearings and appeals.

The anti-doping program of the Hangzhou Asian Games will strictly comply with the World Anti-Doping Code and relevant international standards. It will be carried out in accordance with the OCA Anti-Doping Rules and Doping Control Guidelines for the Hangzhou Asian Games. During the Hangzhou Asian Games, there will be 58 doping test stations in competition venues and the athletes' village, conducting doping tests of athletes' urine samples, blood samples, and dried blood spots. The Hangzhou Asian Games will, for the first time, adopt the China Anti-doping Smart Management Platform, independently developed by China, to carry out paperless doping tests, and to use dried blood spot testing equipment made in China. Meanwhile, during the Games, multiple anti-doping education activities will be organized in the athletes' village.

To create a pure and clean environment for competition, the General Administration of Sport of China has worked with relevant ministries and departments to carry out comprehensive management of doping and has guided the HAGOC to strictly guard against the risks of stimulants in food, medicine, and medical treatment for athletes. Meanwhile, the OCA, the ITA, the General Administration of Sport, the Ministry of Public Security, the General Administration of Customs, the China Anti-Doping Agency, and the HAGOC will sign the Cooperation MOU on Anti-Doping Intelligence and jointly crack down on illegal and criminal activities concerning doping through the sharing of intelligence, so as to achieve the goal of making the Games streamlined, safe and splendid. Thank you!