Author: Stefano La Sorda
Stefano La Sorda
Stefano La Sorda is the creator of this website and writes about racewalking since 2000. He is FIDAL “Instructor” since 1997 and national judge for the Swiss Walking Federation since 2015; he has also a member of local organizing committee in international competition of Lugano Trophy “Memorial Mario Albisetti” from 2006 to 2015, holding various positions. From 1993 to 2008 he was competitive racewalker, also wearing the jerseys of track and field clubs CUS Genoa and Italian Navy; with the latter club he obtained in 1999 the silver medal on 50Km walk in the Italian Championships U23.

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Schwazer: the urgent request also rejected by Swiss Federal Court

14 May, 202114 May, 2021 by Stefano La Sorda

Another stop to Alex Schwazer's hopes. The Swiss Federal Court rejected, by decree of 11 May 2021, the request for urgent suspension of the disqualification filed by the lawyers of the former South Tyrolean athlete. In detail, the Court held that "there are no conditions" for a suspension of the disqualification or for other urgent measures. Therefore, only the request for review of the sporting process remains in place, for which a few days ago WADA and World Athletics had obtained an extension...

Malagò, Schwazer and the man who did not understand too much

17 March, 20212 April, 2021 by Stefano La Sorda

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Alex Schwazer thinks we are fools?

13 March, 20212 April, 2021 by Stefano La Sorda

May be Alex Schwazer believes us stupid and forgetful. It is not enough for him to appear everywhere (newspapers, Sanremo and numerous other TV appearances), will also come a television series which will be "freely" taken from new book in which Sandro Donati will tell us about the "world conspiracy against Alex Schwazer"; obviously from the point of view of an alleged WADA consultant. Yesterday further and avoidable 10 minutes of interview in the well-known TV show"Le Iene", than with the repor...

The truth is that Schwazer was not acquitted. What happens now?

23 February, 202121 March, 2021 by Stefano La Sorda

Criminal doping charges against Alex Schwazer have been dismissed, the GIP (Judge of preliminary investigations) of Bolzano, Walter Pelino, has closed his position in the order of 87 pages that he did kick up a fuss not just for the alleged urine manipulation that is believed “proven with a high degree of rational probability”, but also for the direct attack on WADA and World Athletics. Those who speak of "sentence"in favor of Schwazer are wrong because in reality there was not even a trial. FI...

Doping DSQ assigns to Italy and Marco De Luca the gold of Euro Cup 2015

10 February, 202110 February, 2021 by Stefano La Sorda

Results have not yet been updated but there is little to formalize: Italy and Marco De Luca go to team and individual gold in the racewalk 50km of European Cup 2015 in Murcia (ESP). The russian walker Ivan Noskov had already been disqualified in 2016 for 4 years due to positivity at the EPO, but the disqualification had only canceled his results from 2 June 2015 to 15 July 2015, leaving valid the first place obtained in the European Cup in May of 2015. Justice, however, arrived, albeit with del...

Hoax of plot against Schwazer throws mud on Gallitelli and NADO Italy

23 October, 20202 April, 2021 by Stefano La Sorda

TAS-CAS reply to false accusations of Italian newspapers about Schwazer case

23 October, 20201 May, 2021 by Stefano La Sorda

TAS-CAS of Lausanne reply to the false accusations by the italian newspaper "La Repubblica" about Schwazer case. In the journalistic investigation entitled "The glory and the mud" by journalists Carlo Bonini, Attilio Bolzoni and Fabio Tonacci, the Sports Arbitration Tribunal was accused of having presided in 2016 in Rio a "farce trial" against Alex Schwazer. However, the press office of the TAS-CAS replied to a simple e-mail from us with a copy of the article from "La Repubblica" attached. An e...

Prof. Giardina: “Schwazer DNA urine is not anomalous, it’s just his”

24 September, 202025 September, 2020 by Stefano La Sorda

In the general euphoria transmitted "to unified networks" by the RCS editorial group (big italian newspaper "Gazzetta dello sport" and "Corriere della sera" that in the last week have claimed in one way the conspiracy theory against Schwazer), newspapers and televisions that talk about the case have given almost no space to the voice of World Athletics (formerly IAAF), the offended part against the former South Tyrolean athlete still disqualified for doping until 2024 and under criminal investig...

Judgment compared to athlete performance. Graphic analysis.

15 October, 201924 October, 2023 by Stefano La Sorda

The Judges Summary sheet (JSS) is a document also created to give directions to the athlete and his coach, so as to better understand the work of RW judges. We remember some of the IAAF directives (from publication “Race Walking - A Guide to Judging and Organising”) about the JSS: - is the official score sheet of the judging of the race, ACCURACY IS ESSENTIAL; - should be distributed to other relevant people such as Technical Delegate(s) and other Delegates, LOC, Teams (so athletes) and Media...

Letter to IAAF President Sebastian Coe: #savetheracewalking

8 March, 20199 March, 2019 by Stefano La Sorda

This is the letter from me to IAAF President Sebastian Coe. I hope with my heart he can help us. Save the race walking, we want racewalking 20km & 50Km, both women and men. Dear Mr President Sebastian Coe Stefano La Sorda speaking, former italian racewalker, member (now former) for many years of LOC in Lugano Trophy (international racewalking event in march every year), now racewalking coach and national racewalking judge in Suisse. My words will be sincere and even if I'm critical, I c...