What's a Doping Ban?

In competitive sports, doping is the use of banned athletic performance-enhancing drugs by athletic competitors. ... The reasons for the ban are mainly the health risks of performance-enhancing drugs, the equality of opportunity for athletes, and the exemplary effect of drug-free sport for the public.

How long is a doping ban?

The facts - what you need to know

Otherwise, it is two years – unless you can show you had no significant fault or negligence, in which case ineligibility may be reduced by up to a maximum of one year (that is, to a minimum ineligibility of one year)

Can you go to jail for doping?

Under the proposed law, athletes could now face jail time for doping. ... The law would not go after individual athletes caught in the schemes. Penalties for violating the proposed law include up to 10 years in prison and fines of $250,000 dollars for individuals and $1 million for organizations.