Pakistan – Doping Statistics, Sports and Substances

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

In Pakistan, the sport with the highest number of anti-doping rule violations is Cricket, while the most frequently detected substance is Methandienone. The average suspension length for sanctioned athletes is 13 months.

In Pakistan, 13% of the anti-doping rule violations in the database come from out-of-competition testing, while 88% 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 Pakistan Last 10 Years

Pakistan Anti-Doping Organisation

Homepage: https://www.adopk.org/

Contact:
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Global Ranking

Pakistan ranks #66 of 184 countries in the Anti-Doping Database.

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About This Ranking

The ranking above shows how Pakistan 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 Some countries do not publish the names of sanctioned athletes, and we are therefore unable to register doping cases from these countries as we have no athlete name or other identifying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 Pakistan
Substance use in Pakistan
Most Detected Substance
Pakistan
Methandienone
Cases: 8
% of total: 25%
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 Pakistan

This profile shows aggregated anti-doping rule violation data for Pakistan, 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 Pakistan
Gender Distribution
Male 93.5%
29 cases
Female 6.5%
2 cases
Analysis: Pakistan has a notably higher proportion of male cases (93.5%) compared to the global average (80.2%), a difference of 13.3 percentage points. Global average: 80.2% male, 19.8% female

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