Germany Proposes Law to Make Doping a Criminal Offense

Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch

BERLIN – The German government is set to propose a new law that could send German professional athletes to prison for using performance-enhancing drugs. The law is set to be presented today in Bundestag and will be sent to Parliament in the spring.

Athletes found to be using performance-enhancing drugs could face up to three years in prison. Doctors providing drugs and foreign athletes caught doping in Germany could also face prison sentences.

Read more from the Inside the Games article here.

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