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WADA-accused Russian athletes to sue whistleblowers, German TV channel

November 18, 2015 13:45 IST
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A journalist reads the final report of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) before a news conference on the WADA Independent Commission report on findings of investigation into allegations of widespread doping in sport in Geneva, Switzerland

IMAGE: A journalist reads the final report of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) before a news conference on the WADA Independent Commission report on findings of investigation into allegations of widespread doping in sport. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters

Russian athletes accused of using doping by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 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.

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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