PAPERLESS SAMPLE COLLECTION

From 1 January 2023 Sport Integrity Australia no longer documents sample collection using paper.

On average Sport Integrity Australia collects 5,500 samples a year with all anti-doping tests previously documented on paper forms, with around 8 pieces of paper used per test. This has now been replaced by a paperless system called MODOC.

MODOC was developed in 2014 and processes over 25,000 testing sessions every year via National Anti-Doping Organisations or Sample Collection Agencies and was used at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.

More than just Paperless Sample Collection it provides Sport Integrity Australia with a digitised and integrated platform to plan, execute and document sample collection.

Benefits to athletes include:

• Efficiencies in the sample collection process through reducing duplication of effort.

• Reduction in manual data entry.

• Electronic copies of Doping Control Forms.

• Increase data quality through single entry and in-built data quality checks.

• A secure platform to ensure the protection of athlete’s data.

Since 1 January, the agency has collected more than 800 samples using the software with positive feedback from athletes around a streamlined process.