There were 34 IFF-initiated anti-doping tests in 2020 ©Getty Images

No anti-doping violations were detected in floorball in 2020, the International Floorball Federation (IFF) has reported.

There were 34 drug tests carried out on floorball players in 2020 - down sharply from 93 in 2019, which the IFF has blamed on the coronavirus pandemic.

Of those tests, 16 were conducted during competitions and 18 were out-of-competition samples.

No anti-doping rule violations were detected.

The IFF added that three of the collected urine samples were tested for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents and three for growth hormone-releasing factors, ensuring that the five per cent target laid out in the World Anti-Doping Agency Technical Document for Sport Specific Analysis was met for both substance groups.

A lack of floorball competition because of the global health crisis has been blamed for a fall in the number of anti-doping tests ©Getty Images
A lack of floorball competition because of the global health crisis has been blamed for a fall in the number of anti-doping tests ©Getty Images

"The amount of doping controls was significantly lower than originally planned due to the  Covid-19 pandemic that effected many of the planned events both on the national and international level," said IFF communications and anti-doping Manager Merita Bruun.

"There were still some tests conducted during the year, and the Anti-Doping Organisations are following the COVID-19 testing guidelines published by the World Anti-Doping Agency."

In 2019, there were 54 IFF-initiated anti-doping tests and 39 out-of-competition tests.

The 2018 total was 91 and a year before that 98.