Vitaly Stepanov: The whistle-blower who exposed the Russian Olympic team's dirty secret

CrimeWaves

To mark the beginning of the Paris Olympics - a re-release of our interview with the bravest man in sports - Vitaly Stepanov, the Russian whistleblower who, along with his wife, exposed the dirty secrets at the heart of international sports.
In the ten years, since the Stepanovs came forward with their extraordinary, covert investigation - countless sports officials have been convicted of running a "mafia-like organization", the Russian team has been banned from Olympics and there have been a number of mysterious deaths of other anti-doping officials.
Meanwhile, Vitaly Stepanov lives in a secret location far away from the sports world. He has faced harassment, abuse and death threats. Other whistleblowers have been silenced, Vitaly Stepanov keeps going.

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