Grigory Rodchenkov
| Grigory Rodchenkov | |
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| Native name | Григорий Михайлович Родченков |
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24 October 1958 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Grigory Mikhailovich Rodchenkov (Russian: Григорий Михайлович Родченков; born 24 October 1958) is the former director of a Moscow laboratory, the Anti-Doping Centre, which was suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency in November 2015.
In 2006, Rodchenkov became the director of a Moscow laboratory named the Anti-Doping Centre. He and his sister, champion runner Marina Rodchenkova, were under investigation in 2011 for illegally selling drugs. Rodchenkov was hospitalized in March 2011 following a suicide attempt, and was later diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder exacerbated by stress. Charges against him were eventually dropped, but his sister was convicted and sentenced to a year and a half in prison.
British journalist Nick Harris said that he (Harris) had contacted the International Olympic Committee with allegations about the laboratory in early July 2013. WADA officials and IC members conducted two subsequent interviews of Rodchenkov on 26 March 2015 and 30 June 2015, where on both occasions, he admitted to intentionally destroying the 1,417 samples in order to limit the extent of WADA’s audit and to reduce any potential adverse findings from subsequent analysis by another WADA accredited laboratory. In November 2015, the laboratory was suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) following a report alleging state-sponsored doping in Russia. Fearing for his safety, he fled to the United States.
Rodchenkov discussed doping at the Sochi Olympics with whistle-blower Vitaly Stepanov, who recorded 15 hours of their conversations without his knowledge. Rodchenkov also gave details to The New York Times, alleging that the Federal Security Service (FSB) was involved in covering up positive doping samples. In July 2016, McLaren Report, an independent investigation commissioned by WADA found corroborating evidence after conducting witness interviews, reviewing thousands of documents, cyber analysis of hard drives, forensic analysis of urine sample collection bottles, and laboratory analysis of individual athlete samples, with "more evidence becoming available by the day." It was also pointed out in McLaren Report that "Rodchenkov was also an integral part of the conspiracy to extort money from athletes in order to cover up positive doping test results".
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