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Tarnished Gold: Will Russian Olympic Doping Jeopardize Rio?

It's a saga that echoes the darkest intrigues of the Cold War: Dozens of Russian Olympic athletes accused of taking performance-enhancing drugs under state supervision, then faking their tests. The Russian lab director who ran the secret program has blown the whistle, and the US Justice Department has opened an investigation.

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KCRW placeholderBy Todd Purdum • May 20, 2016 • 32m Listen

It's a saga that echoes the darkest intrigues of the Cold War: Dozens of Russian Olympic athletes accused of taking performance-enhancing drugs under state supervision, then faking their tests. The Russian lab director who ran the secret program has blown the whistle, and the US Justice Department has opened an investigation. Meanwhile, Olympic officials say that re-tests of doping samples from the 2008 Beijing Games could bar more than 30 athletes representing a dozen countries from this summer's games. We hear from the reporter who broke the story.

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    Todd Purdum

    Politico

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    Sáša Woodruff

    Producer, 'To the Point'

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    Gideon Brower

    Independent Producer

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    Evan George

    Director of Content, News

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    Rebecca Ruiz

    New York Times

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    Dick Pound

    World Anti-Doping Agency

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    Katie Uhlaender

    Team USA

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