- Top names from track and field, swimming and badminton fell for doping.

China's top hammer thrower Zhang Wenxiu was stripped of Asian Games gold after anabolic agent Zeranol was found in her sample. Malaysia's former world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei has been suspended by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) after failing a test at the World Championships in August. Kenya's marathon runner Rita Jeptoo was tested positive for blood-booster EPO from the out-of-competition test in September. China's top swimmer Sun Yang was banned for three months after being tested positive for the stimulant trimetazidine in May.

A documentary released by German television network ARD in Dec. 3 accused Russia of widespread doping and cover-ups in the sport, mentioning names including reigning Olympic women's 800-meter champion Maria Savinova and three-time Chicago Marathon winner Liliya Shobukhova.