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German blood doping doctor sentenced to jail The first large-scale criminal trial since Germany introduced anti-doping legislation in 2015 has resulted in a prison term for a doctor from Erfurt. Mark S. said he was trying to protect the athletes he worked with and "never thought" he could end up in prison A court in Munich on Friday sentenced a German doctor at the center of an international blood-doping scandalto 4 years 10 months in prison. Dr. Mark S. was also given an additional ban from p...

German doctor Mark Schmidt was convicted and sentenced to four years and 10 months in prison on Friday for his role as head of an international blood doping ring uncovered in the Operation Aderlass criminal investigation.

German doctor Schmidt jailed for role in blood doping scandal Friday, 15 January 2021 German doctor Mark Schmidt has been jailed for four years and eight months for running an international blood doping ring. Schmidt had been on trial in Munich alongside four co-defendants. He was found guilty of 24 counts of using doping methods and a further two counts of prohibited use of drugs, Agence France-Presse reported. Schmidt received an additional three-year ban from practicing medicine, as well a...

Head of blood doping ring Mark Schmidt convicted, sentenced to prison MUNICH -- German doctor Mark Schmidt was convicted and sentenced to four years and 10 months in prison on Friday for his role as head of an international blood doping ring uncovered in the Operation Aderlass criminal investigation. The Munich regional court also banned the 42-year-old Schmidt from working for three years and convicted four accomplices, who received lesser sentences. The court considered it proven that Schmidt...

Jail term for blood doping doctor in ground-breaking Aderlass trial Issued on: 15/01/2021 - 15:31 3 min Berlin (AFP) Senior figures in German sport on Friday welcomed the prison sentence handed to the doctor at the centre of the "Aderlass" international blood-doping trial in Munich after the first major test of Germanys anti-doping laws. Dr Mark Schmidt, 42, has been sentenced to four years, 10 months for masterminding an international blood doping ring between 2012 and 2019. "Finally we are ...

Aderlass blood doping doctor set for jail sentence as trial concludes Issued on: 14/01/2021 - 03:34 2 min Berlin (AFP) The sports doctor at the centre of the "Aderlass" international blood-doping trial is expected to be handed a lengthy jail sentence on Friday when a court in Munich returns its verdict. The prosecution has recommended Dr Mark Schmidt, 42, receive a five-and-a-half-year prison term, and a ban from practising medicine for a further five years. Schmidt is accused of mastermindin...

Wednesday, 13 January 2021 Austrian cyclist Stefan Denifl has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in the Operation Aderlass blood doping scandal. The former professional, given a four-year ban for blood doping in 2019, has been convicted of serious commercial fraud. Sixteen months of the sentence handed down by the Innsbruck regional court will be suspended, while he has also been fined €349,000 (£311,000/$425,000). Denifl, who represented IAM Cycling and Aqua Blue Sport duri...

Dumoulin and Roglic deny Aderlass links as photos appear in investigation Patrick Fletcher © Provided by Cycling News VINUESA SPAIN OCTOBER 22 Primoz Roglic of Slovenia and Team Jumbo Visma Red Leader Jersey Tom Dumoulin of The Netherlands and Team Jumbo Visma during the 75th Tour of Spain 2020 Stage 3 a 1661km stage from Lodosa to La Laguna Negra Vinuesa 1735m lavuelta LaVuelta20 La Vuelta on October 22 2020 in Vinuesa Spain Photo by Justin SetterfieldGetty Images Jumbo-Vism...