81. The suspensions are retroactive from the date of the first offenses in each sport. 82. Under federation rules, a first doping offense carries an automatic lifetime ban. 83. Under FINA rules, diuretics carry a minimum two-year suspension for first offenses, and steroids carry a minimum four-year ban. 84. Under standard rules, an athlete is suspended after a first offense. 85. Under the rules a warning, or yellow card, is given for a first offense. 86. Violations are punishable by up to two years in prison for a first offense and two to five years for each additional offense. 87. Under Canadian policy, a first doping offense carries a four-year suspension. 88. Violators of the Laotian directive will be subject to confiscation of the poached animals, fines and a warning for their first offense. 89. While the minimum penalty has been reduced to two years for a first offense, the rule against a second offense will remain a lifetime ban. 90. While some international federations have a two- or four-year suspension for a first steroid offense, the weightlifting body imposes a life ban. |