It will be an evening race – the starting time is around 7pm – which will decree the return to official competitions of Schwazerthe South Tyrolean race walker who in August 2016 was disqualified for eight years by a panel of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympics because he was deemed responsible for having taken substances prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Code for the second time.
The ‘Schwazer 2’ case has always appeared very unclear in various aspects since it broke out in June 2016, with a test tube first testing negative and then positive a few months later. The one that will take place at the stadium in via Pomerio in Arco will be both the return match and the farewell match at the same time. «Alex Schwazer asked us at Queen Atletica to organize the race for his return and at the same time his farewelland we at QA were very happy to accept his request – they communicate from Queen Atletica – we did it for the empathy we feel towards the man and his story, for the friendship that has always tied us to Professor Sandro Donati, we did it for the love we have for this sport, athletics, and for the emotions it can give”.
The 20km walk in which Alex will take part will be part of a regional meeting under the aegis of Fidal and with a regular marching jury.
