Disgraced ex-chief of Russia's anti-doping agency dies: report
Source: AFP
Moscow (AFP) - The former head of Russia's anti-doping agency RUSADA, Nikita Kamayev, who resigned last year over scandalous allegations of state-sanctioned doping, has died aged 50, TASS state news agency reported.
Kamayev, who resigned as RUSADA's executive director in December, died suddenly on Sunday after feeling ill while skiing, the former general director of the anti-doping agency, Ramil Khabriyev said late Sunday.
"Sadly Nikita has passed away. What happened looks like a massive heart attack," Khabriyev said, adding that he was not aware of Kamayev having had heart problems before.
Kamayev resigned along with three other RUSADA top officials after a report by a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) independent commission accused Russia of routine violations of testing standards and allowing suspended athletes to compete.
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