The Russian Affair av David Walsh

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<B>LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE 2020<BR/>'Reads like a thriller, or even a spy novel...Walsh keeps you gripped' Rosamund Urwin, <I>Sunday Times</I></B><BR/><B>'A turbulent but ultimately inspiring tale</B>. <B>The candour...is</B> <B>rare and gripping' Matt Dickinson, <I>The Times</I></B><BR/><BR/><B>It was the story that shocked the world: Russian athletics was revealed to be corrupt from top to bottom, with institutionalised doping used to help the nation's athletes win medals they did not deserve. But the full story of the couple who blew the whistle has never been told - until now.</B><BR/><BR/> When Russian anti-doping official <B>Vitaly Stepanov</B> met the young 800m athlete <B>Yuliya Rusanova</B>, for him it was <B>love at first sight</B>. Within two months, they were married. But there was a problem – in fact, there were lots of problems. She admitted <B>she was doping</B> and that everyone else wa