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Table 1 Frequency and percentage of sports players by type of sports

From: Prevalence, knowledge and attitude of prohibited substances use (doping) among Saudi sport players

Sports type

Number of registered players

Number of interviewed players

Percentage of the players

Football (soccer)

16,779

390

34.2 %

Volleyball

5319

121

10.6 %

Athletics (track & field)

4437

103

9 %

Table Tennis

3474

80

7 %

Handball

3198

75

6.5 %

Basketball

2450

57

5 %

Karate

2325

55

4.8 %

Swimming

1903

45

3.9 %

Tennis

1870

44

3.8 %

Taekwondo

1509

35

3.1 %

Judo

1033

24

2.1 %

Gymnastics

627

15

1.3 %

Cycle

623

15

1.3 %

Wrestling

603

14

1.2 %

Weight lifting

579

13

1.1 %

Water polo

491

11

1 %

Boxing

490

11

1 %

Duel

446

11

0.9 %

Bodybuilding

428

11

0.9 %

Special needs

400

10

0.8 %

Archery

50

1

0.1 %

Shooting

40

1

0.08 %

 

49,074

1142

100 %