Do dopers get to keep prize money? Often, they do. Here's why:

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Do dopers get to keep prize money? Often, they do. Here's why:

By Scott Douglas Christian Hesch might never have to pay back the $1,000 he won at the Rock 'n' Roll Providence Half Marathon. Photo Victah Sailer In the aftermath of cases like Christian Hesch's eventual confession of using performance-enhancing drugs , a common thought is that the athlete will pay back, to races and runners he or she beat, prize money won while doping. But reclaiming money fraudulently won isn't as easy as many would hope. Start by considering the matter from the perspective of the race. Before he stopped racing because of an investigation by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Hesch won the Rock 'n' Roll Providence Half Marathon on August 19. The first-place prize there was $1,000. Tracy Sundlun, senior vice president of events for Competitor Group, which puts on the Rock 'n' Roll series, says he's unsure whether Hesch will pay back that money. "You have to le...

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