1.   Authorities should punish athletes who are guilty of doping violations.

2.   He also said that four years was simply too harsh a penalty for doping violations.

3.   It was believed to be the eighth time in Olympic history that medals were changed or awarded after the competition, except for doping violations.

4.   Under the plan, athletes would still be allowed to compete in some events while they served punishments for doping violations.

5.   Upon arriving in Nagano, Shimer was cleared of any doping violation by the international bobsled federation after extensive analysis of his drug test.

6.   American table tennis player Barney Reed Jr. was suspended for two years Wednesday for a doping violation.

7.   But the rules of the Commonwealth Games Council for England state that any athlete found guilty of a doping violation cannot compete again for his country.

8.   Canadian officials have asked the agency to look into the allegations and determine whether the athletes committed doping violations and should be sanctioned.

9.   If the tests are confirmed as doping violations, the IOC executive board will disqualify the athletes and strip them of any medals.

10.   In December, USA Track and Field ruled he did not commit a doping violation and lifted the ban.