Need of Blood Doping Test- From Sports to Recruitment

Abstract

Doping is not a new trick to enhance endurance in sports. But now a days doping is not restricted in sports only.
Many instances had been observed where the candidates were found doping during recruitment exam of Police
and Defence services during physical test. Government is trying to combat this situation. Gujarat became the
first state who took initiative in this matter and conduct dope test in recruitment of Police Inspector The test
was performed for six recreational drugs such as THC, amphetamine benzodiazepine, Barbiturates, cocaine and
opiates.But as now the people are aware of these doping drugs and they know that these drugs can be detected in
blood and urine sample .So they are now using another trick of doping i.e blood doping because it is easier way
of cheating and its detection is very difficult .Blood doping is also not new in sports , its first case was observed
in 1980 in Summer Olympic in Moscow .But it was not prohibited that time. Blood Doping is not only unfair
mean of getting success however there are serious health hazards associated with this. Blood doping thickens the
blood due to increased RBCs mass, which leads to several deadly diseases such as heart disease and stroke. So,
there is need to prevent such kind of practices. Many sophisticated techniques are evolved nowadays to detect
blood doping.
This article outlines the procedure of blood doping, and the brief review is made on the testing procedures.
Emphasis is placed on the recent development and need of introduction of this blood doping test in recruitment
process.