Russian athletes accused by WADA to sue whistleblowers

ByReuters

Updated 18/11/2015 at 08:09 GMT

Russian athletes accused of using doping by the World Anti-Doping Agency will file a lawsuit against a fellow athlete and her husband who have become the whistleblowers on doping in Russian athletics, RIA-Sport news agency reported on Wednesday.

Drugs test (Imago)

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RIA-Sport has also reported, citing one of the athletes, that the lawsuit will be also brought against a German TV channel which aired a film about using doping by the athletes.

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