Mark S., a German sports physician accused of masterminding an international blood-doping network arrives for the start of his trial together with his lawyers Yuri Goldstein and Alexander Dann in a courtroom in Munich, Germany, September 16, 2020. Peter Kneffel/Pool via Reuters
MUNICH (Reuters) - A German sports doctor accused of masterminding an international blood doping network for professional sportspeople, from at least 23 athletes from eight countries over many years went on trial in Munich on Wednesday.
The case is a result of "Operation Bloodletting" under which police raided the Nordic Ski World Championships in Austria in February 2019 and arrested athletes just hours before the start of an event. In Germany, the doctor was arrested.
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