AR TICLE 10 – SANC TIONS ON INDIVIDUALS
10. 1 Disqualification of Results at an Event During which an Anti-Doping
Rule Violation Occurs
An Anti-Doping Rule violation occurring during or in connection
with an Event may lead to Disqualification of all of the Rower’s
individual results obtained in that Event with all consequences,
including forfeiture of all medals, points and prizes, except as
provided in Article 10. 1. 1.
10. 1. 1 If the Rower establishes that he or she bears No Fault or
Negligence for the violation, the Rower’s individual results
in another Competition at the same Event shall not be
Disqualified unless the Rower’s results in the Competition
other than the Competition in which the anti-doping rule
violation occurred were likely to have been affected by the
Rower’s anti-doping rule violation.
10. 2 Ineligibility for Presence, Use or Attempted Use, or Possession of
Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods
The period of Ineligibility imposed for a violation of Article 2. 1
(Presence of Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers),
Article 2. 2 (Use or Attempted Use of Prohibited Substance or
Prohibited Method) and Article 2. 6 (Possession of Prohibited
Substances and Methods) shall be as follows, unless the conditions
for eliminating or reducing the period of Ineligibility, as provided in
Articles 10. 4 and 10. 5, or the conditions for increasing the period of
Ineligibility, as provided in Article 10. 6, are met:
First violation: Two ( 2) years’ Ineligibility.
10. 3 Ineligibility for Other Anti-Doping Rule Violations
The period of Ineligibility for violations of these Anti-Doping Rules
other than as provided in Article 10. 2 shall be as follows:
10. 3. 1 For violations of Article 2. 3 (refusing or failing to submit to
Sample collection) or Article 2. 5 (Tampering with Doping
Control), the Ineligibility period shall be two ( 2) years unless
the conditions provided in Article 10. 5, or the conditions provided in Article 10. 6, are met.
