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Conviction set aside, and he was released after serving 19 years Derek Chisora: Assault 12 weeks suspended for 2 years and 150 hours community service Had previous convictions for public order offences, assaulting a police officer and possession of an offensive weapon. [375] Christophe Dettinger: Two counts of assaulting an officer
[7] [50] [51] The controversy prevented a much anticipated meeting between Tanzanian Filbert Bayi—the former world record holder in both the 1500 metres and the mile run—and New Zealand's John Walker—who had surpassed both records to become the world record holder in both events. Walker went on to win the gold medal in the 1500 metres.
This page lists athletes who were banned from their sport for their entire lifetime. Usually this is due to major misconduct, such as serious doping, betting, match fixing or a criminal conviction. This category does not include athletes that were later reinstated.
This was the first time in the sport's history that an entire team had been penalised for unsporting behaviour, with the Competition Director applying a penalty of 25 points per pilot per day. Controversially the pilots involved were spared disqualification only receiving a relatively trivial points reduction (compared to a competing pilot who ...
The use of performance-enhancing drugs (doping in sport) is prohibited within the sport of athletics.Athletes who are found to have used such banned substances, whether through a positive drugs test, the biological passport system, an investigation or public admission, may receive a competition ban for a length of time which reflects the severity of the infraction.
The sentencing cements the president-elect's status as a convicted felon 10 days before he returns to the White House.
The following is an incomplete list of sportspeople who have been involved in doping offences. It contains those who have been found to have, or have admitted to having, taken illegal performance-enhancing drugs, prohibited recreational drugs or have been suspended by a sports governing body for failure to submit to mandatory drug testing.
Elizabeth Holmes (2022) Criminal charge: Fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud Sentence: 11 years and three months in prison, reduced to just over 9 years Theranos was founded in 2003 on the ...