Beach Volleyball

Beach volleyball is a sport with documented doping cases, with 15 registered cases (0.1% of all violations). United States leads in violations with 2 cases, while Cannabis is the most frequently detected substance (3 cases). The average suspension length is 26.2 months. Beach volleyball ranks #58 globally among all sports tracked by the Anti-Doping Database..

 
Number of cases in Beach Volleyball Last 10 Years

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Sport Global Ranking
3,443
1,666
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860
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15
Global Ranking: #58 of 178 sports

15

Beach Volleyball cases

0.1%

Of all violations

14,670

Total global cases
Beach Volleyball's share of all violations 0.1%
15 of 14,670

Beach Volleyball has the most violations in anti-doping rule violations globally, with 15 registered cases — 0.1% of all 14,670 verified cases in the Anti-Doping Database. Based on verified cases in the Anti-Doping Database.

Number of cases in Beach Volleyball By Country
United States
2
Brazil
1
Kuwait
1
Germany
1
France
1
Latvia
1
Spain
1
Puerto Rico
1
Virgin Islands, U.S.
1
Mexico
1
Top Country: United States

2

United States cases

13.3%

Of global cases

15

Total Beach volleyball cases
United States's share of Beach volleyball violations 13.3%
2 of 15

United States has the most violations in Beach volleyball with 2 registered violations, though cases are more evenly distributed globally. This represents 13.3% of the sport's 15 total cases globally.

The average suspension length for sanctioned Beach volleyball athletes in United States is 26.2 months, shorter than the global average of 30.1 months.

Substance use in Beach Volleyball
Cannabis
3
Norandrosterone
2
Phenethylamine
1
Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone
1
Clostebol
1
Boldenone
1
Methandienone
1
Clenbuterol
1
Ephedrine
1
Prohibition Against Participation During Ineligibility
1
Most Detected Substance: Cannabis

3

Beach volleyball cases

20%

Of sport cases

519

Global Cannabis cases
Cannabis's share of Beach volleyball violations 20%
3 of 15

Cannabis has the most violations in Beach volleyball with 3 violations out of 15 total cases (20%). Representing a substantial portion of cases.

Globally, Cannabis has been detected in 519 cases across all sports, ranking #9 among all prohibited substances.

The average suspension length for Cannabis violations is 9.3 months, shorter than the global average of 30.1 months.

Cannabis are one of the most commonly used illicit drugs and can be found within the dried flowers, leaves or resin of the Cannabis plant. Cannabis may also be known as marijuana, pot, hash, ganja, green or weed. It is most commonly smoked but can also be eaten. Cannabis use is most commonly associated with recreational or social settings but regardless of the environment in which it is taken, if it is found in your system on competition day there are serious consequences. Cannabinoids are listed on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List since 1 January 2004. Cannabis not classified as a performance enhancing drug, but is on the Prohibited List because the drug is damaging to the athletes health. According to National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre (NCPIC) in Australia cannabis use can negatively impact on a person's sporting performance in a variety of ways. It is known to increase heart rate while decreasing cardiac stroke volume, resulting in diminished peak performance. It can also result in reduced sport performance through slowed reaction time, problems with motor coordination, hand-eye coordination, and perceptual accuracy. Cannabis can affect appetite and food cravings and potentially undermine body mass and nutrition. Use of cannabis could even be potentially dangerous in sports that rely on quick reactions and fast decision-making. In addition, for some people, cannabis use can cause increased anxiety, panic, nervousness and restlessness thus causing disruption to sleeping patterns. Some people may believe that cannabis use makes them sleep better and be more relaxed and less nervous before playing sport. Currently however, no research has objectively demonstrated that cannabis use results in observable increases in performance through relaxing the athlete or improving their sleeping patterns. In the term of being bad for the athlete health, smoking cannabis exposes the lungs to both carbon monoxide and tar which increase the risks of a range of health problems including respiratory tract infections, bronchitis and lung cancer. (Source: National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre (NCPIC), Australia, ncpic.org.au)

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Number of Active Sanctions Ending Year for Beach Volleyball
Gender Distribution
Male 86.7
13 cases
Female 13.3
2 cases
Analysis: Beach volleyball has a notably higher proportion of male cases (86.7%) compared to the global average (80.2%), a difference of 6.5 percentage points. Global average: 80.2% male, 19.8% female

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