Olympic gold, doping and disqualification: Alex Schwazer, story of rises and falls

The light of triumph, the darkness of prohibited substances, the Netflix series: on Sportweek the Italian walker talks about the joys and sorrows of his career

The golden light of Beijing, the darkness of the aftermath, the first doping confessed in tears, the second denied with an endless battle, the choice of the symbol of the fight against prohibited substances as a coach and many other things. Alex Schwazer talks about it these days on Netflix and in our interview that began with a rather morning appointment. His hair is tousled and suggests that the marcher has recently got up. But we are off track.

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