
Bernard Sainz, the 81-year-old French sports medicine advisor appealing against a conviction for 'incitation to doping' has defended his work in a Paris court by saying it was "not doping, just different to traditional medicine."
Sainz, who describes himself as a 'naturopath' but who is not a qualified doctor, is currently appealing against the 2022 conviction. He has always asserted his innocence against accusations of illegal medical practice.