LIVE | The fateful day for Alex Schwazer

15.34 clock: The evidence preservation process has ended. It is now up to the public prosecutor to decide whether to bring charges against Alex Schwazer or whether to discontinue the proceedings against the Wipptaler. In this case, Alex Schwazer would be acquitted and he would have a good chance of having his 8-year ban lifted. You can find the detailed summary of the procedure here .

15.17 clock: Judge Walter Pelino asks Colonel Lago for his personal opinion about the abnormally high value of DNA density. Lago answers: “In the end, there are 3 possibilities left as to how this value came about. Either through doping, either through an athlete's illness or through manipulation. I don’t want to say anything more.” The judge then declares the evidence preservation process to be over.

14.53 clock: Now Gerhard Brandstätter, Alex Schwazer's lawyer, is also putting Colonel Lago's analysis through its paces. The hearing at the Bolzano regional court is entering the home stretch.

14.28 clock: The hearing now lasts 3 hours. The parties discuss the interpretation and interpretation of Colonel Lagos's investigation. The prosecution in particular keeps probing and doesn't shy away from bold tones.

13.59 clock: Chief of Investigation Giampietro Lago answers questions from the prosecution and defense and calmly carries out his analysis. Like a prayer wheel, he repeats: “The sample may have been subsequently manipulated. But we don’t have clear proof of this.”

13.30 clock: Alex Schwazer and his clan are confident. Here the walker from Kalch (right) talks to, among others, his trainer Sandro Donati (middle).

13.10 clock: After a half-hour break, the proceedings continue in Hall A of the Bolzano Regional Court.

12.34 clock: This new finding from chief investigator Lago is quite something. 37 FIDAL athletes who have a similar profile to Alex Schwazer in terms of age, health and physical activity have been tested in the last few weeks. The result: None of the test subjects had the same DNA density as the walker from Kalch - on the contrary: the differences are enormous. In other words, the increased DNA density in Schwazer's urine could not have been caused by overtraining.

12.24: Schwazer follows the events in the courtroom calmly.

11.55 clock: What result will today bring? Whether Schwazer is guilty or not will not be decided today. Judge Walter Pelino simply collects all the evidence presented by chief investigator Giampietro Lago. These are then given to the prosecutor, who decides whether charges will be brought against Schwazer or whether he is innocent. That's why we're eagerly awaiting what new insights Lago will bring today. If the public prosecutor decides that Schwazer is innocent, then the walker from Kalch has hope that his eight-year ban will be lifted.

11.43 clock: In his hearing, Giampietro Lago reiterated that Schwazer's DNA in the urine sample deviated extremely significantly from normal human values. The prosecution side, i.e. WADA, then peppers the chief investigator with questions. He patiently describes his analysis.

11.24 clock: What are we talking about? Always about Alex Schwazer's urine sample, which he gave on January 1, 2016 and which subsequently tested positive for synthetic testosterone. Schwazer has always denied his guilt and said he was the victim of a conspiracy. In October 2019, RIS chief investigator Giampietro Lago explained at the Bolzano regional court that Schwazer's DNA in the doping sample was an anomaly. For the first time there was actually a suspicion of manipulation. The evidence preservation process will be completed today and new, exculpatory evidence for Schwazer will be presented.

11.14 clock: The final act of the evidence preservation process will begin shortly at the Bolzano Regional Court. Numerous journalists from home and abroad are there.

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LIVE | The fateful day for Alex Schwazer

On Monday, the long-awaited report on Alex Schwazer will be presented in the Bolzano Regional Court. It is intended to bring new, relieving knowledge for the South Tyrolean track and field athlete. SportNews is live on site.

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