The blood of sea worms has raised concerns among WADA as a means of doping.
The blood of sea worms has raised concerns from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as a means of obtaining a banned substance. Cycling Magazine reports this.
French scientist Frank Sahl discovered that one worm hemoglobin molecule carries 40 times more oxygen than a human hemoglobin molecule. Thus, hemoglobin from the blood of a sea worm can be used as a blood substitute that increases the endurance and performance of the body.
Zahl said that a famous cyclist, a participant in the Tour de France, approached him. After this, the scientist contacted the French authorities. WADA Scientific Director Olivier Rabin emphasized that so far there have been no cases of using a new type of doping.
On November 17, it became known that Russia and Belarus had not paid their mandatory contributions to WADA in 2023. Russia’s contribution was supposed to be 1.267 million dollars, Belarus – 46 thousand dollars.
Source: Lenta
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