MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Lazutov said the committee questioned suspended Deputy Sports Minister Yury Nagornykh, former heads of Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), as well as more than 50 athletes and trainers in the investigation.
25 November 2016, 15:32 GMT
"A number of athletes have given direct testimony that Rodchenkov urged them to use the products… that were later designated as doping," Vice-Chairman Col. Gen. Ilua Lazutov said at an independent anti-doping commission hosted by the Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency.
Russian investigators had also requested legal assistance in the doping investigation from Switzerland, Canada and the United States, the vice-chairman added.
