Prof. Giardina: “Schwazer DNA urine is not anomalous, it’s just his”

24 September, 202025 September, 2020 by Stefano La Sorda

In the general euphoria transmitted "to unified networks" by the RCS editorial group (big italian newspaper "Gazzetta dello sport" and "Corriere della sera" that in the last week have claimed in one way the conspiracy theory against Schwazer), newspapers and televisions that talk about the case have given almost no space to the voice of World Athletics (formerly IAAF), the offended part against the former South Tyrolean athlete still disqualified for doping until 2024 and under criminal investig...

Mario Fiori and his walk

23 August, 201923 August, 2019 by Edoardo Diamantini

Senigallia (ANCONA - Italy) - Our meetings with the protagonists of the local sport continue. Today we have Mario Fiori, a multi-champion in racewalking: Olympic discipline of track and field. Currently he is in Atletica Osimo Athletic Club; on the occasion he told us about his path and his results. Edoardo Diamantini: When and how is your passion for athletics in general? I learned that you then specialized in the discipline of walking. Mario Fiori: My passion began during my military service...

Letter to IAAF President Sebastian Coe: #savetheracewalking

8 March, 20199 March, 2019 by Stefano La Sorda

This is the letter from me to IAAF President Sebastian Coe. I hope with my heart he can help us. Save the race walking, we want racewalking 20km & 50Km, both women and men. Dear Mr President Sebastian Coe Stefano La Sorda speaking, former italian racewalker, member (now former) for many years of LOC in Lugano Trophy (international racewalking event in march every year), now racewalking coach and national racewalking judge in Suisse. My words will be sincere and even if I'm critical, I c...

Italian Federation President defends 50km. Also Giorgi, Bellucci and Pamich criticize IAAF decisions

14 February, 201914 February, 2019 by Redazione

Italian athletics take sides to defend the 50km. The President of FIDAL (italian athletics Federation) Alfio Giomi, interviewed a few days ago on the issue 50Km responded clearly, according to Adnkronos news published on Sportfair website. “We are absolutely against the abolition of the 50 km, we have already communicated to the IAAF and we hope that other federations will be heard and that can review this decision that we consider wrong". He Alfio Giomi, the President of Fidal , told...

Racewalking sold off at the olympic “marketplace”. IAAF RW Committe proposes change race distances (deleting 50Km and 20Km)

24 January, 201925 January, 2019 by Stefano La Sorda

The fight to save the racewalking is not over yet. After the attempt in April 2017 (submerged by the protests of racewalker all over the world), the IAAF RW Committee is again proposing to remove the 50Km and 20Km. An email from IAAF RW Committee was sent on January 10 to the Member Federations of each country (with an invitation to circulate among athletes and coaches and an invitation to sent answers and suggestions to luis.saladie@iaaf.org by January 28), claiming that now <<is the tim...

IAAF athletes’ commission letter to WADA: “RUSADA can not be reinstate”

20 September, 2018 by Stefano La Sorda

Yesterday IAAF athletes commission sent a letter to WADA Executive Committee to ask not to reinstate the RUSADA anti-doping agency, as conditions still not satisfied by the russians , including the recognition and acceptance of evidences of the Russia national doping, listed in the McLaren report. The letter (the content of which is available on the IAAF website) it is a direct consequence of the polemics born in the last days after the news that WADA would propose a compromise to Russia, to al...

Schwazer case: investigations about IAAF emails stolen by Fancy Bears, involves italian journalist Nando Sanvito?

18 September, 201821 September, 2018 by Stefano La Sorda

Swiss police tighten the circle around Fancy Bears, but more news could come from Italy. Is just a few hours ago the news of a Swiss investigation about the cyber attacks against WADA by the phantom group of Russian hackers. The proceedings, launched in March 2017 but only now known, are conducted "on charges of political espionage" against two Russian spies already arrested in the Netherlands (and extradited to Russia) following an operation in joint intelligence service between Great Britain, ...

Doping: provisional suspension for ukrainan racewalkers Glavan and Kovalenko

25 July, 201826 July, 2018 by Stefano La Sorda

Kiev (UKR) - The Ukrainian racewalking is facing a possible scandal due to the precautionary suspension for doping of two of its top athletes, Nazar Kovalenko and Igor Glavan. For Kovalenko, suspended as early as March 27, 2017 and waiting for a decision of his national antidoping court, everything would depend on anomalies in his biological passport; the confirmation of the suspension came after the publication on the website of the Athletics Integrity Unit of the list of disciplinary proceedi...

Finally the real podium of 50Km in Rome 2016 (VIDEO). Jared Tallent and Marco De Luca heroes of clean sport

9 May, 20189 May, 2018 by adminmarcia

Taicang (CHN) - It took two years, but finally even this shame of doping has been completely erased. The IAAF has chosen to repeat the award ceremony of the racewalk 50Km in Rome 2016 on the occasion of the 2018 Team World Championships, also to give the right spotlight to the event. The story is well known: Alex Schwazer who came first to the finish line of 50Km in Rome 2016, in August of the same year he was disqualified (again) due to doping, with consequent cancellation of his result. The p...

Threats addressed to Stefano La Sorda from the FB page “I’m with Alex” (Schwazer)

23 April, 201824 April, 2018 by Redazione

Threats directed to Stefano La Sorda, a real intimidation written in clear letters on the Facebook page "Io sto con Alex" (IM WITH ALEX), set up and attended by supporters of the former south tyrolean racewalker, Alex Schwazer. The post (which is the author of the same FB page, whose managers would be anonymous) is not the first written against La Sorda, and in the past the latter had been reached by strange anonymous phone calls about his information activities and journalistic investigation on...