Bern, Feb 6 (UNI) An undercover media investigation has exposed a Swiss doctor apparently prescribing banned substances to athletes to enhance their performance, according to Swissinfo.
The exposé was secretly filmed as part of a joint report, including the Swiss online magazine Republik.
The unnamed doctor, in canton Bern, was caught on camera explaining to a young cross-country skier how to cheat by using EPO or by injecting testosterone. When asked by the athlete about the risks of being caught, he replies: “The chances that you have to piss are maybe 1:100,000. And if you piss here in Switzerland and ‘testo’ is found, nothing will happen. You might have to pay CHF100 fine and you then can't compete for a year in that sport with your federation. But there are no legal consequences in Switzerland. We are relatively relaxed in that regard.”