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Russian hackers leak Simone Biles and Serena Williams files | |
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The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has condemned Russian hackers for leaking confidential medical files of US Olympic athletes. | |
Athletes affected include tennis players Venus and Serena Williams and gymnast Simone Biles. | |
A group calling itself "Fancy Bears" claimed responsibility for the hack of a Wada database. | |
Wada said in a statement that the cyber attacks were an attempt to undermine the global anti-doping system. | |
Russia's track and field team were banned from the Rio Olympics over an alleged state-backed doping programme. | |
"Let it be known that these criminal acts are greatly compromising the effort by the global anti-doping community to re-establish trust in Russia," Wada director-general Olivier Niggli said. |