Veerpalu served summons to appear in court in Austria
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Veerpalu and Kazakh skier did not show for court in Austria
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The international Court of Arbitration for Sport s (CAS) anti-doping department found two-time Olympic gold medalist Andrus Veerpalu to be guilty of participation in an organized doping scheme and imposed a two-year competition ban on the former skier.
According to the International Ski Federation (FIS), Veerpalu violated their anti-doping rules, helping mediate and conceal the use of prohibited substances. Veerpalu cannot act as participant or trainer in any FIS events until March 17 2023. The skier did not appeal the court s decision.
At the end of February in 2019, a scandal broke out at the Seefeld Ski Championships in Austria, after police detained five athletes on suspicion of receiving illegal blood transfusion for the purpose of enhancing performances, during the sting operation termed Operation Bloodletting .
Two-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist wrestler Heiki Nabi tested positive for letrozole, a drug prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
The 35-year old Nabi tested positive for the illegal substance letrozole in the start of the year, a medicine used to accelerate muscle growth and development. Nabi is now under a primary competition ban, as of Wednesday. I was and still am shocked! I sincerely cannot imagine how a substance such as this ended up in my organism. The lack of knowledge in this situation is most hurtful. With my hand on my heart - I have always followed fair play rules when doing sports, said Nabi via a press release. When I heard the substance is found in women s breast cancer medicines, my bewilderment grew larger.