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Korea ranks 10th in world in sports doping cases in ‘14: report

By KH디지털2

Published : April 28, 2016 - 10:03

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South Korea ranked 10th in the world in sports doping cases in 2014, an international report showed Thursday.

In its 2014 Anti-Doping Rule Violations Report, the World Anti-Doping Agency said there were 43 South Korean athletes who tested positive for banned substances in 2014. It said 36 were from bodybuilding, three from swimming and one each from weightlifting, wrestling, golf and para-archery.

The WADA said there were 1,693 anti-doping violations overall by athletes and athlete support personnel from 109 nations in 83 sports.

Russia ranked first with 148 positive tests, followed by Italy with 123, India with 96 and Belgium and France tied with 91.

By sports, athletics yielded the most positive drug tests with 228, with bodybuilding a close second with 225 and cycling with 168.

The WADA said 217,762 blood and urine samples were analyzed in 2014 by WADA-accredited laboratories. (Yonhap)