Banned Italian former Olympic 50km walk champion Alex Schwazer indicated on Friday he had not completely given up on competing at the Tokyo Games after a court dismissed a doping case against him.
The 36-year-old said the judge’s ruling had been the best day of his sporting career. The court in Bolzano found it “highly likely” Schwazer’s urine samples were tampered with in 2016 to produce a positive test, Italy’s Ansa news agency reported on Thursday.
“On a sporting level I would say that it is my best day ever. Without a doubt,” Schwazer told the Corriere della Sera newspaper.
“This archiving decree is even more important than the gold medal won at the Beijing Olympics in 2…
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