German athletes to face prison time for positive drug tests
Germany passed a new anti-doping law that could result in prison time for German athletes who test positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
German athletes who test positive for performance-enhancing drugs could face jail time after Germany passed new anti-doping laws, Inside the Games reports.
The law calls for a three-year prison term for athletes who test positive for PEDs and a 10-year sentence to those supplying the drugs, according to the report.
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“The law was overdue, important penal provisions now come into effect,” minister Thomas de Maiziere told Inside the Games. “I am convinced that we can tackle doping in sport and the criminal structures behind it more effectively with this anti-doping law.”
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The new legislation comes at a time when the IAAF battles doping in international athletics having already provisionally suspended the Russian athletics federation for nationwide doping.
The World Anti-Doping Agency is expected to release part two of its damning report later in January.
The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, Sir Craig Reedie, takes a firm stance stating WADA is “completely opposed to the criminalisation of athletes.”
Approximately 7,000 German athletes are now affected by the new law though the legislation does not extend into recreational sports.
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