Athletes and drugs: How much do you know about it?
Doping. HGH. Steroids. Lance Armstrong. Chinese swimmers. Outfielder Jose Conseco. The revelations and allegations over the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs span sports from cycling to baseball to the Olympic Games. How much do you know about the role drugs have played in major sports?
1. The annual Tour de France cycling event has stepped up its drug testing regimen in the last six years. What is the penalty for a first-time offender now?
Tour riders who fail a drug test the first time receive a two-year suspension.
Tour riders who fail a drug test the first time receive a two-year suspension.
Tour riders who fail a drug test the first time receive a two-year suspension.
Tour riders who fail a drug test the first time receive a two-year suspension.
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2-year suspension |
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3-year suspension |
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5-year suspension and fine |
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Lifetime ban |
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