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| "Former Russian anti-doping head dies" | |
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| The former executive director of Russia's anti-doping agency, Nikita Kamaev, has died, Tass news agency reports. | The former executive director of Russia's anti-doping agency, Nikita Kamaev, has died, Tass news agency reports. |
| His death comes two months after he resigned his post at Rusada following the doping scandal which engulfed Russian athletics. | His death comes two months after he resigned his post at Rusada following the doping scandal which engulfed Russian athletics. |
| Tass quoted Rusada's former director general Ramil Khabriev as saying it appeared to have been a heart attack. | Tass quoted Rusada's former director general Ramil Khabriev as saying it appeared to have been a heart attack. |
| Russia was suspended from international athletics last November. | Russia was suspended from international athletics last November. |
| A commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) accused Russian athletics of state-backed doping and corruption. | A commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) accused Russian athletics of state-backed doping and corruption. |