Fitness

Fitness is a sport with documented doping cases, with 21 registered cases (0.1% of all violations). Finland leads in violations with 12 cases, while Clenbuterol is the most frequently detected substance (4 cases). The average suspension length is 41 months. Fitness ranks #51 globally among all sports tracked by the Anti-Doping Database..

Number of cases in Fitness Last 10 Years

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Sport Global Ranking
1,508
···
21
Global Ranking: #51 of 180 sports

21

Fitness cases

0.1%

Of all violations

14,828

Total global cases
Fitness's share of all violations 0.1%
21 of 14,828

Fitness has the most violations in anti-doping rule violations globally, with 21 registered cases — 0.1% of all 14,828 verified cases in the Anti-Doping Database. Based on verified cases in the Anti-Doping Database.

Number of cases in Fitness By Country
Top Country: Finland

12

Finland cases

57.1%

Of global cases

21

Total Fitness cases
Finland's share of Fitness violations 57.1%
12 of 21

Finland dominates Fitness with 12 registered violations, accounting for over 57.1% of all violations. This represents 57.1% of the sport's 21 total cases globally.

The average suspension length for sanctioned Fitness athletes in Finland is 41 months, longer than the global average of 30.2 months.

Substance use in Fitness
Most Detected Substance: Clenbuterol

4

Fitness cases

19%

Of sport cases

512

Global Clenbuterol cases
Clenbuterol's share of Fitness violations 19%
4 of 21

Clenbuterol has the most violations in Fitness with 4 violations out of 21 total cases (19%). Representing a substantial portion of cases.

Globally, Clenbuterol has been detected in 512 cases across all sports, ranking #10 among all prohibited substances.

The average suspension length for Clenbuterol violations is 36.7 months, longer than the global average of 30.2 months.


The popularity of this drug among some athletes is due to the anabolic effect together with the fat reducing effect of this drug, even though there is, to my knowledge, no clinical evidence that can support such effects. The likely explanation is that the fat is re-distributed into the muscle. In many countries clenbuterol is only prescribed to animals and is used e.g. for respiratory disease in horses and in cattle to relax the uterus at the time of parturition. It is also used illegally in pigs to obtain leaner meats. There have been several reported occasions where people have been poisoned by eating pork contaminated by clenbuterol. Written by International Doping Tests & Management (www.idtm.se) for The Anti-Doping Database Sources: www.wikipedia.org www.dopingjouren.se This substance was first listed in the IOC doping list on 17 March 1993 as an anabolic agent (beta-2 agonist).

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Number of Active Sanctions Ending Year for Fitness
Gender Distribution
Male 42.9
9 cases
Female 57.1
12 cases
Analysis: Fitness shows an unusually high proportion of female cases (57.1%) compared to the global average (19.9%), a difference of 37.2 percentage points. Global average: 80.1% male, 19.9% female

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