Doping in Biathlon


EPO is the most used substance used by athletes in biathlon and who has been sanctioned for an anti-doping rule violation.

 

12 athletes has been sanctioned after testing positive for Erythropoietin, while only three has been suspended for using the steroid Nandrolone. Most Russians 14 athletes from Russia has been suspended for doping. That seven times as many as the countries in number two in our statistics. Austria, Ukraine and Belarus has all suspended two athletes after an anti-doping rule violation. Most cases in 2013 and 2014 There aren't that many doping cases yearly in Biathlon. In total we have registered 25 cases. In 2013 and 2014 we registered four cases. In 2011 and 2012 there were only one case. So fare in 2015 we have registered one case.

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