Sport Ireland Anti-Doping has published its Annual Review for 2021, showing a 30% increase on the number of tests carried out during the previous 12 months.

In all, 1,354 tests were carried out by Sport Ireland Anti-Doping in 2021, with samples collected from 28 different sports.

In all, there were 934 urine tests and 420 blood tests, with 1,133 of the total tests taking place Out of Competition (OOC) and 221 in-competition. There was one anti-doping violation reported in 2021, which resulted in a three-month ban for an athlete.