WADA Study: Russia, India, China Lead in Doping Cases Involving Minors

Over 1,500 positive tests in a decade reveal diuretics, stimulants, and anabolic steroids as most common substances.

A 10-year global study by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) found that most sanctions for positive doping tests in children and young teenagers came from Russia, India, and China.
The most commonly found substances in over 1,500 positive tests were diuretics, stimulants, and anabolic steroids.
The youngest athlete tested was 8 years old, and the youngest sanctioned in a doping case was 12 years old.
In cases that reached a sanction, the most commonly found doping substance was the diuretic furosemide in Russia, the anabolic steroid stanozolol in India, and clenbuterol in China.
WADA highlighted several cases of systematic doping, including multiple minors testing positive for the same substance in samples taken on the same day.