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"Counted and Forgotten": Stepan's Anti-Doping Informants Are Afraid of Being Deported to Russia

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Former WADA informants Vitaly and Julia Stepanova, on whose testimony the anti-doping case against Russian sports was based and the Russian suspension from the Olympics was based, complained that they had been abandoned by sports officials, had never been able to obtain permanent residence in the United States and risked being deported back to Russia.
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"Counted and Forgotten": Stepan's Anti-Doping Informants Are Afraid of Being Deported to Russia

Former WADA informants Vitaly and Julia Stepanova, on whose testimony the anti-doping case against Russian sports was based and the Russian suspension from the Olympics was based, complained that they had been abandoned by sports officials, had never been able to obtain permanent residence in the United States and risked being deported back to Russia.

·Moscow, Russian Federation
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RTVI broke the news in Moscow, Russian Federation on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
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