The Court of Arbitration for
Sport (CAS) on Thursday quashed a four-year Italian doping ban
on retired two-time world 100 metres freestyle champion Filippo
Magnini, handed out in November 2018.
Magnini, 38, had retired two years previously when he was
convicted by the national ational anti-doping tribunal of the
National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO) of taking banned
substances.
Magnini is also a three-time European 100m freestyle champ.
He is the best Italian freestyle swimmer of all time along
with Giorgio Lamberti.
Magnini had paid for his involvement with nutritionist Guido
Porcellini, banned by NADO for 30 years.
"I have won, I have dreamt and expected the truth to come
out: that day has come and now I'm the happiest person in the
world," 'SuperPippo' told ANSA on the phone.
"I've always had faith in these extremely tough years, I was
bent by these charges but I did not break.
"I issue a positive message to all: never give up if you are
right the truth will come out, things can work.
"Your captain has returned, anything can happen".
Magnini won the 100m freestyle worlds in 2005 and 2007.
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