Ole Einar Bjrndalen violates the anti-doping code, you will be warned

Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, one of the toughest athletes against doping, violated the WADA anti-doping code. For the avoidance of doubt it should be said that the Norwegian is in absolute good faith and will not be disqualified.

Tuesday 15 October 2013 3 minutes reading time

Last week, the thirty-nine he trained in Oslo. The flight that was supposed to bring him back to Austria, where she has lived for many years, however, was canceled. The greatest biathlete of all time has decided to change its programs and continue their training in the Norwegian capital. However you forgot to notify national anti-doping agency'' s the change of location. Bad luck would have it, the anti-doping inspectors presented themselves at his residence in Obertilliach, finding it empty. BjÃ¸rndalen'' thus violated Article 2.4 of the WADA Code, the one concerning the availability of the athletes and the communication of their availability. '' You will receive a warning, because any sanctions for the failure to reach are taken into account only after repeated episodes. The veteran Scandinavian has admitted his mistake and has already apologized to the'' Norwegian anti-doping agency. "It is unfortunate that an omission is treated as a deliberate attempt to cheat, but the system to notify its position continuously is necessary." The thirty-nine of Simostranda in the past had proposed raising of the'' positive disqualification for doping from 2 to 4 years and will seek to be elected to the IOC Athletes' Commission just doing clean sport one of its strong points. Irony of fate, the flaws of air traffic and an oversight have created a small violation of the values â€‹â€‹that have always made paladin.

Francesco Paone

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