In blood doping, the athlete’s own red blood cells are re-added to the bloodstream. This can be done by withdrawing one half to one litre of blood three to five weeks before a race. The withdrawn blood will be centrifuged, after which the red blood cells are collected and stored in a refrigerator.

How do you do blood doping?

Blood doping can be achieved by making the body produce more red blood cells itself using drugs, giving blood transfusions either from another person or back to the same individual, or by using blood substitutes.

Is blood doping an injection?

The most commonly used types of blood doping include injections of erythropoietin (EPO), injections with synthetic chemicals that can carry oxygen, and blood transfusions, all of which are prohibited under the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) List of Prohibited Substances and Methods.