Consequences of doping

Anyone committing an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) may face a ban from sport. There are other consequences, too:

• Disqualification of competition results 
• Loss of all medals and points 
• Target testing and possible investigations of the team in a team sport
• In some cases, loss of points, disqualification from a competition or from the entire event for the team
• Exclusion and loss of accreditation from Major Events such as the Olympic/Paralympic Games
• Athlete Support Personnel may be investigated, and if the athlete is a Minor then an investigation is mandatory.

An ADRV goes well beyond the individual athlete or Athlete Support Personnel:

• It has an impact on those who have been supporting athletes all the way: family, friends, teammates, sponsors, etc.
• An athlete's reputation as well as their country and sport's reputations are affected.
• An athlete's physical and mental health could be at risk.
• It only takes one athlete in a team sport/event to test positive for the consequences to impact the entire team such as, losing medals or even disqualification.