PtG Article 28.02.2009

WADA ask Spanish authorities for help

WADA president John Fahey has urged Spanish judicial authorities to share evidence gathered in the Operacion Puerto probe into an alleged doping ring in cycling.

A Madrid court last month re-launched the investigation, opened in 2006 and twice halted, and the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) has asked for access to evidence such as test results on bags of blood linked to leading cyclists.

"The evidence that's been gathered, we'd love to see that shared with sport because that may be of great value in terms of clean sport," Fahey said at a news conference at the Global Sports Forum.

"That's the argument we keep making in the courts. Can the blood bags and the evidence gathered be shared with sporting officials for the benefit of the administration of sport and to assist in having clean athletes in sport."

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