Four-year ban for New Zealand basketballer Gareth Dawson after second doping breachDOUG FIELD New Zealand basketballer Gareth Dawson has been banned for four years. New Zealand basketballer Gareth Dawson has been banned for four years for his second anti-doping rule breach since 2014. The Sports Tribunal noted it was Dawson's second anti-doping rule violation. "The Tribunal cautioned Mr Dawson from the outset that he was subject to substantial mandatory penalties, offering assistance and advice. The tribunal said for a second anti-doping rule violation, Dawson was subject to "twice the period of ineligibility" otherwise applicable.

Source: Stuff December 17, 2017 23:23 UTC