Informant WADA Stepanova announced fears for her life

The informant of the World Anti -Doping Agency (WADA) Julia Stepanova said that she was afraid of her family members and lives of her family. “If something happens to us, know this is not an accident. We take all the steps for our safety, and therefore we move from place to place. At the same time, we realize that if someone really wants to do anything with us, he will succeed,” RIA Novosti quoted .

According to the Russian runner, recently its email and account in the Adams system through which athletes notify WADA about their whereabouts were hacked. According to the representative of the athlete, this indicates the desire of some persons to know about Stepanova’s movements.

“Perhaps everything is for the better. I began to worry about who could need this information. Therefore, we decided that it would be safer if we move,” the athlete said.

Julia Stepanova (in the girlishness of Rusanova), who in 2013 was disqualified for doping, together with his husband Vitaly became the main informant for the film by the German ARD television channel about doping machines in Russian athletics. After the International Olympic Committee decided to remove it from the 2016 Olympics, Stepanova asked to revise the verdict, saying that "the IOC decision is unfair, as it is based on incorrect and false statements."

On May 7, the former Rusad employee Vitaly Stepanov said in the CBS News program 60 minutes that at least four Russian athletes who won the gold medals of the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, used doping . According to Stepanov, the ex-head of the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory, which is currently living in the United States, told him that employees of the Russian special services were involved in violations of anti-doping norms at the 2014 Olympics. "The FSB tried to control every step of the anti -doping process in Sochi," Stepanov said. Also, he claims, Rodchenkov has a "list of Sochi", which contains the names of Russian athletes who accepted steroids.

According to the Minister of Sports Vitaly Mutko, the accusations made by Stepanov are based on speculation. “This will continue for a long time,” the minister said. “Stepanov sat down on his skate again. He will endlessly talk about doping in Russian sports. This was in the first film, continued in the next. All his so -called revelations are based on speculations. And they are actively replicated.”

Later, WADA said that they would check Stepanov’s statements about the use of forbidden drugs at the Sochi Olympics.