Dopingcausa Mario Seidl: Bronze of Heim-WM in Seefeld
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At the Nordic Ski World Championships six years ago, Austria's combined relay won bronze. But the result is now cancelled.
The Austrian national team was stripped of the bronze medal in the Nordic combined at the 2019 World Championships in Seefeld, the International Ski Federation announced. The Austrians, as the hosts of the championship, were stripped of third place because one of the team members, Mario Seidl, used blood doping. The bronze medal went to Japan after six years.
The combiner was convicted of blood doping, Austria's team medal from the World Cup in Seefeld was also denied.
The ÖSV-combiners Mario Seidl, Lukas Klapfer, Bernhard Gruber and Franz-Josef Rehrl took third place at the Heim-WM in Seefeld.
The Salzburger was convicted of blood doping, he himself speaks of a misjudgment
Bad news for Mario Seidl, Bernhard Gruber, Lukas Klapfer and Franz-Josef Rehrl: They lost the World Cup bronze medal they had won in Seefeld.
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