Egypt – Doping Statistics, Sports and Substances

The Anti-Doping Database contains verified anti-doping rule violations registered for Egypt. This country profile provides aggregated statistics across sports, substances, testing types and sanction lengths, including trends over time and active sanctions.

 

In Egypt, the sport with the highest number of anti-doping rule violations is Weightlifting, while the most frequently detected substance is Methandienone. The average suspension length for sanctioned athletes is 18 months.

In Egypt, 4% of the anti-doping rule violations in the database come from out-of-competition testing, while 96% are from in-competition tests.

The data below is generated dynamically from disciplinary decisions, published testing programs and official anti-doping authority reports. No individual athlete information is displayed on this page; the focus is entirely on high-level patterns and long-term trends.

Number of cases in Egypt Last 10 Years

Egypt National Anti-Doping Organization

Homepage: https://egy-nado.com/en

Contact:
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Global Ranking

Egypt ranks #17 of 184 countries in the Anti-Doping Database.

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About This Ranking

The ranking above shows how Egypt compares to other countries in the Anti-Doping Database based on registered anti-doping rule violations.

Important: The Anti-Doping Database relies exclusively on open sources. Some countries do not publish the names of sanctioned athletes, and we are therefore unable to register doping cases from these countries as we have no athlete name or other identifying information. This ranking reflects only cases available in public records.
Top Five sports with the most doping cases for Egypt
Weightlifting
54
Arm Wrestling
33
Bodybuilding
31
Wrestling
21
Swimming
18
Substance use in Egypt
Most Detected Substance
Egypt
Methandienone
Cases: 35
% of total: 14.3%
Category: Anabolic Agents
Purpose: Promotes muscle growth and increases strength.

This substance was added to the doping list ahead of the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games.

In-competition vs Out-of-competition cases (last five years)
Key Insight

The balance between In-Competition and Out-of-Competition testing reveals the maturity of a country's anti-doping program.

A higher proportion of OOC tests typically indicates a more proactive approach to deterring doping during training periods.

Recent anti-doping activity in Egypt

This profile shows aggregated anti-doping rule violation data for Egypt, including trends over time, most affected sports, substance patterns and active sanctions. Detailed case information is available to registered users inside the Anti-Doping Database.

Number of Active Sanctions Ending Year for Egypt
Gender Distribution
Male 89.3%
218 cases
Female 10.7%
26 cases
Analysis: Egypt has a notably higher proportion of male cases (89.3%) compared to the global average (80.2%), a difference of 9.1 percentage points. Global average: 80.2% male, 19.8% female

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