03-23-2009, 08:50 PM
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 Former Austrian ski coach Walter Mayer arrested on suspicion of selling steroids
Former Austrian ski coach arrested on suspicion of selling steroids CBC.ca Vienna state prosecutor spokesman Walter Jarosch said Monday that Mayer was detained Sunday in connection with an investigation into the illegal sale of erythropoietin (EPO) and other banned drugs. [...]
Mayer was banned from the Olympics through 2010 for his part in a blood-doping scandal at the Salt Lake City Games in 2002.
He defied that ban and travelled to the Torino Games in 2006.
After being tipped about his presence, Italian police raided the lodgings of the Austrian cross-country and biathlon teams, where they seized doping products and equipment.
Mayer fled Italy and crashed his vehicle into a police roadblock across the Austrian border. ... More... |
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