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Russian pranksters call heads of WADA, U.S. anti-doping agency


Russian media published on Friday calls by two comedians to the heads of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) pretending to be Ukrainian Sports Minister Ihor Zhdanov.

Pranskters Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov separately called WADA President Craig Reedie and USADA chief executive Travis Tygart, according to recordings published online by Sputnik, a Russian state-owned news agency.
Sputnik said the two callers “managed to trick” the two anti-doping officials “into revealing the truth behind the doping scandal”. They made the calls for a comedy show on Russia’s NTV channel, which was shown on Friday evening.

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Source: Pakistan Today

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