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

Ullrich, seen here in the wake of his 2006 suspension from the Tour de France, has said that not blood doping during his era would have been "like going to a gunfight armed only with a knife"

From BBC

Evidence of illegal blood doping was detected.

From New York Times

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

From BBC

But when injected in its synthetic form, EPO is a form of blood doping which has been employed by athletes - most famously Lance Armstrong - to aid stamina and recovery.

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