Grigory Rodchenkov, the Russian whistleblower at the center of that country’s doping scandal, is suing Mikhail Prokhorov for libel.
Prokhorov, who headed the Russian biathlon union before the Sochi Olynpics is financing a suit by three Russian biathletes who blame their lifetime ban from the sport on Rodchenkov.
Rodchenkov is in the U.S. witness protection program awaiting a decision on his application for political asylum. He claims in the suit that the biathletes and Prokhorov are using the suit to learn his location.
Through his spokesperson, Prokhorov denied the claims.
”We categorically deny the accusations in this suit, but instead of trading in rumors and baseless accusations by the media, we will await our fair hearing in the court of law where facts and evidence will take their rightful place as he only means of determining the truth,” Prokhorov’s spokesperson told the media.