Alex Schwazer, the 2008 Olympic 50km race stroll champion, is returning to competitors on the regional section of the Italian Absolute Championships on Could 10, 2025, in San Biagio di Callalta, Treviso. The 40-year-old South Tyrolean will compete within the 10,000m race stroll, representing the novice membership Atletica San Biagio, the place he has been registered since final 12 months. This marks his first official race for the reason that finish of an eight-year doping ban in 2016, following a controversial optimistic take a look at for testosterone, which he has persistently claimed was manipulated. In 2021, an Italian courtroom acquitted him of legal doping fees, citing proof of pattern tampering, although the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport upheld the ban, stopping Olympic participation. Schwazer, coached by anti-doping advocate Sandro Donati, beforehand tried a comeback in 2024 at a 20km race in Arco, Trentino, however withdrew because of bodily points.
Alex Schwazer returns to compete in the absolute Italian championships
