2. OVERVIEW
Gold medal-winning race walker Alex Schwazer
expelled.
The defending Olympic gold-medal champion race
walker expelled for using recombinant erythropoietin
(rhEPO).
EPO can enhance oxygenation of the blood and is
common among endurance athletes.
3. Olympics for Schwazer in trouble
Schwazer shall have his Olympic identity and
accreditation card immediately cancelled and
withdrawn.
IOC opens investigation and could test the samples of
the 2008 gold medalist from Beijing.