On Tuesday, when a Spanish judge ordered destroyed more than 200
bags of blood drawn from high-level athletes, it appeared to
mark a setback in the fight against performance enhancing drugs.
The decision came the same day that Eufemiano Fuentes was
convicted of endangering public health for systematically
transfusing the blood into top-level athletes to boost their
endurance. Dr. Fuentes was first charged in 2006 after Spanish
police raided his apartment and seized the blood bags and other
evidence. He denies any wrongdoing.  Eufemiano Fuentes Reuters
Anti-doping authorities internationally as well as at the U.S.
Anti-Doping Agency have said they want to know whose blood was
in the bags, which bore code names instead of athlete names.
Blood doping involves extracting and re-injecting athletes' own
blood in a way that enhances performance.  The Spanish judge's
decision to keep the evidence from anti-doping officials, on
grounds of privacy protection, doesn't help those seeking to
police rampant sporting frau