Death of former Russian anti-doping boss Nikita Kamaev

The former executive director of the Russian anti-doping agency, Rusada, has died, two months after leaving his post amid the country’s doping scandal.

Rusada spokeswoman Nataliya Koshel confirmed Nikita Kamaev had died, two months after quitting work at the agency which is at the centre of Russia’s biggest doping scandal.

He was 52.