Doping: the operation Aderlass also touches the world of biathlon

Doping: l'operazione Aderlass tocca anche il mondo del biathlon
Biathlon

Doping: the operation Aderlass also touches the world of biathlon

According to ARD, among the 21 athletes involved in the investigation that led to the blitz during the Seefeld World Cup, there would also be a biathlete.

After the police blitz, in February in Seefeld (Aut) and Erfurt (Ger), during which five cross-country skiers were arrested, the operation Aderlass has gradually expanded, involving 21 athletes from four sports and eight different countries , all linked to Mark Schmidt, a former doctor at Gerolsteiner. According to a recent survey by the ARD, the fifth sport involved after athletics, cross-country skiing, cycling and speed skating would be biathlon. If the names of the skiers arrested in Seefeld have been known for some time, those of the cyclists involved have emerged in recent days, including Alessandro Petacchi. Regarding the hypothesis of the biathlete involved, for the moment denials come from both the investigators and the IBU, which declared that it had not received any information from the Austrian or German authorities, that I conduct the operation Aderlass.
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