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Russian athletes accused by WADA to sue whistleblowers, German TV channel - RIA

Sportsmen run during a training session at the Brothers Znamensky Olympic Centre in Moscow, Russia, November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (Reuters)

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian athletes accused of using doping by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will file a lawsuit against a fellow athlete and her husband who have become the whistleblowers on doping in Russian athletics, RIA-Sport news agency reported on Wednesday. RIA-Sport has also reported, citing one of the athletes, that the lawsuit will be also brought against a German TV channel which aired a film about using doping by the athletes. (Reporting by Lidia Kelly; editing by Vladimir Soldatkin)