Death threats sent to anti-doping chief

The head of the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) says he has received death threats for his investigation of Lance Armstrong.

Tue, 25 Sep, 2012 - 01:00

Peter Williamson

USADA chief executive Travis Tygart said: “The Armstrong affair has prompted death threats against me”.

In August, Armstrong dropped any further challenges to USADA’s allegations that he took performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France from 1999-2005.

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