The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has condemned a Russian cyber group who hacked their system and released confidential medical information about US athletes taking banned substances.
Both the International Federation of Gymnasts and the International Tennis Federation said no rules had been broken and that the use of the substances was permitted under ‘Therepeutic Use Exemptions’.
The Russian group, who go by the name of ‘Fancy Bear’, illegally gained access to WADA’s so-called ‘Anti-Doping Administration and Management System’.
WADA confirmed that the hackers had access to athletes’ confidential information, including medical data.
Director general of WADA Olivier Niggli said: ‘WADA deeply regrets this situation and is very conscious of the threat that it represents to athletes whose confidential information has been divulged through this criminal act.
