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The Rodchenkov Affair :How I Brought Down Russia’s Secret Doping Empire – Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2020
The Rodchenkov Affair :How I Brought Down Russia’s Secret Doping Empire – Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2020
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Published:
22 July, 2021
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***Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, 2020 - the inside story of the Russian doping programme by the man behind it all***
One of the Financial Times's 'Fifty people who shaped the decade'
'The biggest sports scandal the world has ever seen'
In 2015, Russia's Anti-Doping Centre was suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) following revelations of an elaborate state-sponsored doping programme at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Involving a nearly undetectable steroid delivery system known as 'Duchesse cocktail', tampering and switching of urine samples, and a complex state-sanctioned cover-up, the programme was masterminded by Grigory Rodchenkov.
The Rodchenkov Affair tells the full, unadulterated story that was first glimpsed in Bryan Fogel's award-winning documentary and still continues to captivate and shock the world. Charting the author's childhood growing up under the Iron Curtain, his first encounter with doping as a 22-year-old student athlete at Moscow State University, and his subsequent career working for the Soviet Olympic Committee, this breathtakingly candid journey reveals a rigged system of flawed individuals, brazen deceit and impossible moral choices.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780753553350 |
| ISBN10 | 075355335X |
| Number Of Pages | 320 |
| Item Weight | 218 g |
| Product Dimensions | 126 x 197 x 20 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Ebury Publishing |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
An extraordinary account of a decade-long quest by the USSR and then Russia to win by any means * Mail on Sunday *
John le Carré meets Russian 21st-century interference. On steroids...extraordinary' * Nick Harris, Sporting Intelligence *
A fascinating first-hand account of the biggest sporting scandal in history, and a worthy winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year * Telegraph *
He was the doping kingpin who helped Russia's athletes top the medals tables. Then he blew the whistle. * Financial Times *
An utterly incredible life story * Telegraph *
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Author's Bio
Dr Grigory Rodchenkov is the former director of Russia's national anti-doping laboratory, which was suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in 2015 for facilitating Russia's elaborate state-sponsored doping program. He helped develop and distribute banned performance enhancing substances for thousands of Russian sports stars from 2005 to 2015. He made headlines in 2016 as a whistleblower, exposing the extensive nature of Russia's doping program, leading to Russia's 2016 & 2018 Olympics bans. Rodchenkov is currently in witness protection in the US.