blood doping

American  

[bluhd doh-ping] / ˈblʌd ˌdoʊ pɪŋ /

noun

1. a procedure in which an athlete is injected with erythropoietin or transfused with blood, thereby increasing the blood's oxygen-carrying capacity and boosting athletic performance.

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blood doping British  

noun

1. the illegal practice of removing a quantity of blood from an athlete long before a race and reinjecting it shortly before a race, so boosting oxygenation of the blood

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Etymology

Origin of blood doping

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Australian sporting darling Peter Bol has been cleared of blood doping six months after failing a drug test.

From BBC

Both Dr Ordway and Dr Robergs say Bol's case could undermine confidence in the global anti-doping system and say Wada should review of its current blood doping procedures.

From BBC

Hondo was banned by a sports tribunal in Switzerland where the German was registered as a rider and worked coaching young riders when he was implicated in the Operation Aderlass case that revealed a blood doping ring.

From Seattle Times

The 33-year-old runner previously served a four-year ban for suspected blood doping and returned to compete at the 2019 world championships in Doha, Qatar.

From Seattle Times

He was banned for two years after testing positive for blood doping at the 2007 Tour but came back to win the men’s road race at the 2012 London Olympics.

From Seattle Times