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The current research aims at identifying the types of prohibited doping agents prevalent in racquet sports, namely tennis, table tennis and squash through a critical review of studies published in that field. The researchers used the descriptive (analytical) approach to review the related literature of doping agents in racquet sports. The researchers restricted their review to research studies published from 2003 to 2012 on “Doping in Racquet Sports”. The total number of studies related to “doping in Sports” was (12435) studies. The total number of studies related to “doping in Racquet Sports” was (1393) studies. The total number of studies related to “doping in tennis, squash and table tennis" was (58) studies. According to results and discussion, the researchers concluded the following: * Doping agents are prevalent in racquet sports. * There is a major lack of studies dealing with doping agents in racquet sports. * The least sport that is studied in relation to doping agents is squash. * The most prevalent agents in racquet sports are Narcotics (Pain Killers), Cannabinoids, Anabolic Modulators, Stimulants, Hormones and Growth Factors. * Most studies dealt with junior players and the least sample used in such studies were elite sample. * Most studies dealt with the side effects of doping agents while testing came second and prevalence of doping agents came last.
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