New Russia doping cover-up alleged

553x0-e76b92b7ce3c1b63e0bd36864718d982

A whistleblower has alleged undercover intelligence agents posed as anti-doping staff to cover up cheating at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

Former Russia anti-doping agency worker Vitaly Stepanov made the claims on the CBS network’s 60 Minutes programme.

He said he was told of a cover-up by Grigory Rodchenkov, the former head of Moscow’s anti-doping laboratory.

Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko said the new allegations were “speculation”.

Rodchenkov was not interviewed by the programme, which was broadcast on Sunday, but 60 Minutes journalists said they had listened to recordings …

continue reading in source www.bbc.co.uk

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *