Sportradar Launches New Anti-doping Remote Testing System
Sportradar has launched a new Remote Testing System, applying digital technologies to enhance the sporting integrity system.
A ‘fast, flexible, and secure’ solution, the Remote Testing System enables Anti-Doping Organisationto collect doping control samples remotely, helping them to navigate ongoing logistical issues related to the global pandemic, and beyond.
By applying a series of digital technologies to the collection procedure, the Remote Testing System ensures the integrity of the process. Blockchain technology, multi-factor authentication, and a server cluster to store data securely are all part of the security features of the system, which allows athletes to be tested more efficiently and less invasively.
Other aspects such as the new Exhaled Breath analysis, as well as Dried Blood Spot analysis, are integrated into the Remote Testing System, further extending the range of the testing. According to Sportradar, the system also generates ‘significant’ cost savings for what it says has traditionally been an under-funded industry.
“The Remote Testing System, Sportradar’s latest step into anti-doping, doesn’t replace traditional testing methods, rather it enhances existing methods and modernises the process in a manner that addresses the realities of a new, post-pandemic world,” said Dominic Mueser, Head of Anti-Doping Services, Sportradar.
“Now, more than ever, technologically-driven, agile and flexible solutions need to be embraced for anti-doping organisations to effectively carry out their missions. It also ensures athletes around the world can be tested without the requirement of physical contact or additional protocols, which can be cumbersome, at best, or highly challenging, at worst, at the present time.”
Sportradar launched its Anti-Doping Services Unit in 2019 to provide digitised and intelligence-based solutions to support Anti-Doping Organisations, sports federations, leagues and major event organisers in their fight for clean sport.
