Russia anti-doping chief Nikita Kamayev 'planned whistleblowing book' before death

Nikita Kamayev, who died of a heart attack on February 14 at the age of 52, had contacted the Sunday Times's David Walsh in late 2015 about his proposal to write a book.

The newspaper has reported that the email read: "I want to write a book about the true story of sport pharmacology and doping in Russia since 1987 while being a young scientist working in secret lab in USSR Institute of Sports Medicine. I have the information and facts that have never been published.”

Russia was suspended from international athletics last November after a special commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency exposed widespread state-sponsored cheating and corruption.

Kamayev stood down from his positions along with the rest of the senior RUSADA management in mid-December as Russia began working on lifting the ban in time for its athletes to compete at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August.