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Dani Ostanek

'Dr Mabuse' Bernard Sainz convicted for illegal use of medicine and use of prohibited substances

French physiotherapist Bernard Sainz arrives with a suitcase at the courthouse on July 4, 2017 in Caen, nortwestern France, to attend his trial on a doping case in the cycling world, involving 11 people. / AFP PHOTO / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU (Photo credit should read CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images).

Bernard Sainz, the French sports medicine advisor, has been handed a two-year sentence – with one year suspended – for illegal practice of medicine, and the use of prohibited substances or methods in the context of a sporting event.

The 82-year-old will serve a year of his sentence under an electronic tag.

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