A court in Austria has sentenced cross-country skier Andreas Veerpalu to five months' jail time, in suspended sentence, plus three years' probation. Veerpalu, who was caught up in a major, international ski-doping scandal from February 2019, has also been fined just under €500, by the same court.
Estonian cross-country skier Andreas Veerpalu, who was caught using blood doping at the World Ski Championships in Seefeld, Austria in 2019, will not travel to Austria for a court hearing on October 15. A decision will be made in absentia.
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