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The & Öland; SV, Austrian ski federation, announced the suspension of long-distance runner Harald Wurm as involved in a doping case.
Friday 20 November 2015 3 minutes reading time
The case was born on August 25, when following an anonymous tip, the home of the 31 year old Tyrolean & egrave; He was searched, but without giving any feedback suspicion. On him however you & egrave; open a & rsquo; investigation which led, among other things, to investigate even the coach Gerald Heigl, who has categorically denied all the charges, but that, in order not to damage the team and federation, you & egrave; autosospeso until verr & agrave; clarity on this case.
The Austrian Football Association, also following scandals of past years, & egrave; extremely active in the fight against doping: & ldquo; We have invested a significant amount of money for the fight against doping. The direction of our federation regrets that, despite the efforts, someone is still trying to resort to illegal means. In the future we will ask for compensation for libel to all those who disregard our laws & rdquo ;.
For its part Wurm declares absolutely innocent: & ldquo; I have never tested positive for any doping control. Against me the Fed unjustified prejudices & rdquo ;. If it is confirmed, the case of Wurm would l & rsquo; latest in a long series that involved cross-country skiers and biathletes Austrians from Wofgang Perner and Wolfgang Rottmann & Outdoors; Olympic champion Christian Hoffmann until Johannes D & uuml; rr, positive and outstanding during the Games in Sochi . & nbsp;
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