Olympic shame
Italy’s Alex Schwazer, gold medalist of the men’s 50 km walk at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, reacts as he answers journalist’s questions on August 8, 2012 in Bolzano during his press conference after he failed a doping test for using the blood-boosting agent erythropoietin EPO and being banned from Italy’s 2012 London Olympics delegation.
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