WADA identifies the DNA of 11 athletes implicated in Operacion Puerto

A blood bag seized during the Operacion Puerto investigation (Image credit: AFP)

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has confirmed it managed to identify 11 athletes implicated in Operacion Puerto after carrying out DNA analysis on blood and plasma seized from the Madrid clinic of Eufemiano Fuentes in 2006. However, the legal statute of limitations means the athletes – 10 male and one female ­– cannot be identified.

Insidethegames.com and other media reported that the recently published WADA 2018 annual report confirmed the end of the WADA Intelligence and Investigations unit's investigation into the long-running saga.

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