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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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