 Sandro Donati's fight against doping has caused dramatic changes nationally as well as internationally. In the beginning of the 80s he discovered a massive, systematic doping programme which was supported by the Italian Athletics Federation. He continued to reveal cases of doping and corruption during the 80s and was fired from his job in 1987 by the Italian Olympic Committee, CONI. In 1992, he was rehired by CONI as Head of Research. During the 90s, Donati discovered the vast use of EPO in cycling and revealed scandal upon scandal within CONI regarding doping and corruption. Finally, in 1998, his revealings lead to a series of public investigations and CONI’s president, Mario Pescante, was forced to leave. Today, Sandro Donati works as a consultant of the Minister of Social Affairs in Italy. He is a distinguished doping expert and regarded as one of the leading forces behind the fight against doping. | 
