Nordic SkiingCross Country - Sweden
After Charlotte Kalla and Johan Olsson, another big Swedish cross-national as Emil Jönsson has sided in defense of Therese Johaug.
Saturday 12 November 2016 2 minutes reading time
"It may be that future developments make me change my mind, but right now I think about this case has been made much ado about nothing," said Jönsson, keeping in mind also probably what is written and said by most of the media of his country. According to the sprinter, the Norwegian champion committed "human error, with catastrophic consequences."
"Johaug his body a prohibited substance? There is no doubt, "he said Jönsson. "The hired on purpose to improve its performance? I really do not think so. And as an athlete, it is this aspect that seems to me more important. "
According to the Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat, the indulgent perspective of Jönsson not, however, shared the International Ski Federation. According to the source of the newspaper, who preferred to remain anonymous, the fact FIS intends to appeal if the anti-doping tribunal Norwegian inflict all 'athlete disqualified or less a year.
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