adminThe number of abnormal test findings recorded by anti-doping authorities worldwide increased by more than 20percent last year, according to a report by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
There were 5,962 adverse or atypical test results across all sports, compared with 4,723 in 2012. The number of tests carried out rose by only 0.8percent in the same period.
Sprinters Tyson Gay (pictured) and Asafa Powell and tennis player Marin Cilic were among those to fail drug tests in 2013.
Among the findings contained in the report were:
In total, 269 878 samples were analysed across 35 Olympic and 58 non-Olympic sports, compared with 267,645 in 2012
Adverse or atypical findings were returned for 5,962 samples, or in 2.21percent of cases
Olympic sports accounted for 65.4percent of the tests conducted, but only 57.8percent of the abnormal results
Among Olympic sports, football, athletics and cycling conducted the most tests, but weightlifting and wrestling had the highest rate of adverse findings
Adverse test results were recorded in sports as diverse as chess, bridge and boccia
Adverse findings are those that detect the presence of a prohibited substance. Atypical findings are those that necessitate further investigation by anti-doping authorities. — BBC.
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