Organization of the doping control laboratory in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games: A case study

The organization with special attention to the Quality Assurance system of the Doping Control Laboratory of Athens (DCLA) implemented during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games is presented in this study. The DCLA has been accredited by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)/World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) following the requirements of the WADA International Standard for Laboratories (ISL) and by ESYD, the greek accreditation body, according to ELOT EN ISO/IEC 17 025 standard. The DCLA is the first IOC/WADA accredited Doping Control Laboratory that performed doping control analyses during Olympic Games operating under the new requirements of WADA International Standards.