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ARTICLE 9 AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

An anti-doping rule violation in Individual Sports in connection with an In-Competition test
automatically leads to Disqualification of the result obtained in that Competition with all
resulting Consequences, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes.
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ARTICLE 10 SANCTIONS ON INDIVIDUALS

10.1 Disqualification of Results in the Event during which an Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Occurs

10.1.1 An anti-doping rule violation occurring during or in connection with an Event may,
upon the decision of the ruling body of the Event, lead to Disqualification of all of
the Athlete's individual results obtained in that Event with all Consequences,
including forfeiture of all medals, points and prizes, except as provided in Article
10.1.2.

Factors to be included in considering whether to Disqualify other results in an
Event might include, for example, the seriousness of the Athlete’s anti-doping
rule violation and whether the Athlete tested negative in the other
Competitions.
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10.1.2 If the Athlete establishes that he or she bears No Fault or Negligence for the
violation, the Athlete's individual results in the other Competitions shall not be
Disqualified, unless the Athlete's results in Competitions other than the
Competition in which the anti-doping rule violation occurred were likely to have
been affected by the Athlete's anti-doping rule violation.

10.2 Ineligibility for Presence, Use or Attempted Use or Possession of a Prohibited
Substance or Prohibited Method

The period of Ineligibility for a violation of Article 2.1, 2.2 or 2.6 shall be as follows, subject to
potential elimination, reduction or suspension pursuant to Article 10.5, 10.6 or 10.7:

10.2.1 The period of Ineligibility, subject to Article 10.2.4, shall be four (4) years where:

10.2.1.1 The anti-doping rule violation does not involve a Specified Substance
or a Specified Method, unless the Athlete or other Person can
establish that the anti-doping rule violation was not intentional.
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40 [Comment to Article 9: For Team Sports, any awards received by individual players will be Disqualified. However,
Disqualification of the team will be as provided in Article 11. In sports which are not Team Sports but where awards are given
to teams, Disqualification or other disciplinary action against the team when one or more team members have committed an
anti-doping rule violation shall be as provided in the applicable rules of the International Federation.]

41 [Comment to Article 10.1.1: Whereas Article 9 Disqualifies the result in a single Competition in which the Athlete tested positive
(e.g., the 100 meter backstroke), this Article may lead to Disqualification of all results in all races during the Event (e.g., the
swimming World Championships).]

42 [Comment to Article 10.2.1.1: While it is theoretically possible for an Athlete or other Person to establish that the anti-doping
rule violation was not intentional without showing how the Prohibited Substance entered one’s system, it is highly unlikely that
in a doping case under Article 2.1 an Athlete will be successful in proving that the Athlete acted unintentionally without
establishing the source of the Prohibited Substance.]

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