RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Russian whistleblower Yulia Stepanova and her husband, who fled their country after uncovering a state-backed doping scandal, were treated poorly by all sports bodies, said International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound.
Pound, the former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency who helped draft the first of several reports into Russian doping last year, said her treatment and exclusion from the Olympics was scaring off other people who may be ready to talk.
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