A doctor at the center of an Italian doping probe received a lifetime ban Monday from association with any sports events.
Carlo Santuccione was barred from being a member of any sports federation and participating in sporting events, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said.
The committee's top judge for doping cases handed down the ban for a repeat offense. Santuccione had already served a five-year suspension from the Italian cycling federation from 1995-2000.
Santuccione, the key figure in a four-year-old investigation labeled "Oil for Drugs," was accused of providing athletes with banned substances.
Athletes sanctioned for allegedly having ties to Santuccione include Giro d'Italia champion Danilo Di Luca, who was banned for three months, and former world pole vault champion Giuseppe Gibilisco, who received a two-year doping suspension.
Both athletes have denied doping. Santuccione and his lawyers did not show up Monday at the sports court for the sentencing, CONI said.
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