Grigory Rodchenkov

Grigory Rodchenkov
Native name Григорий Михайлович Родченков
Born (1958-10-24) 24 October 1958
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

Grigory Mikhailovich Rodchenkov (Russian: Григорий Михайлович Родченков; born 24 October 1958) is the former director of a Moscow laboratory, the Anti-Doping Centre, which was suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency in November 2015.

Life and career

In 2006, Rodchenkov became the director of a Moscow laboratory named the Anti-Doping Centre. British journalist Nick Harris said that he contacted the International Olympic Committee with allegations about the laboratory in early July 2013.[1] Following the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Rodchenkov the Order of Friendship.[2] In November 2015, the laboratory was suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) following a report alleging state-sponsored doping in Russia.[3] Fearing for his safety, he fled to the United States.[4]

Rodchenkov discussed doping at the Sochi Olympics with whistle-blower Vitaly Stepanov, who recorded 15 hours of their conversations without his knowledge.[4] Rodchenkov also gave details to The New York Times, alleging that the Federal Security Service (FSB) was involved in covering up positive doping samples.[2] In July 2016, an independent investigation commissioned by WADA found corroborating evidence after conducting witness interviews, reviewing thousands of documents, cyber analysis of hard drives, forensic analysis of urine sample collection bottles, and laboratory analysis of individual athlete samples, with "more evidence becoming available by the day."[5]

In 2016, Putin called Rodchenkov a "man with a scandalous reputation".[6]

References

  1. ↑ Harris, Nick (25 July 2016). "The story behind the story of Russia, doping and the I.O.C". Sporting Intelligence.
  2. 1 2 Ruiz, Rebecca R.; Schwirtz, Michael (12 May 2016). "Russian Insider Says State-Run Doping Fueled Olympic Gold". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ "WADA suspends Moscow anti-doping laboratory". Deutsche Welle. 10 November 2015.
  4. 1 2 Keteyian, Armen (8 May 2016). "Russian doping at Sochi Winter Olympics exposed". 60 Minutes / CBS News.
  5. ↑ "McLaren Independent Investigations Report into Sochi Allegations". World Anti-Doping Agency. 18 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Russian doping: Who is whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov?". BBC News. 19 July 2016.
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