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The Rodchenkov Affair
- How I Brought Down Russia's Secret Doping Regime
- Narrated by: Andrew Byron
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
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Summary
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***Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, 2020 - the inside story of the Russian doping programme by the man behind it all***
One of the Financial Times's 'Fifty people who shaped the decade'
'The biggest sports scandal the world has ever seen'
In 2015, Russia's Anti-Doping Centre was suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) following revelations of an elaborate state-sponsored doping programme at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Involving a nearly undetectable steroid delivery system known as 'Duchesse cocktail', tampering and switching of urine samples, and a complex state-sanctioned cover-up, the programme was masterminded by Grigory Rodchenkov.
The Rodchenkov Affair tells the full, unadulterated story that was first glimpsed in Bryan Fogel's award-winning documentary and still continues to captivate and shock the world. Charting the author's childhood growing up under the Iron Curtain, his first encounter with doping as a 22-year-old student athlete at Moscow State University, and his subsequent career working for the Soviet Olympic Committee, this breathtakingly candid journey reveals a rigged system of flawed individuals, brazen deceit and impossible moral choices.
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- MR DAVID SKEOCH
- 05-01-21
Brilliant
Fascinating insight into the dark and dangerous world of doping and the extraordinary lengths taken to cheat
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- steve mold
- 03-11-20
Excellent background to Icarus
Gives a great background to the documentary Icarus. Would be interesting if they did an extended version of Icarus with this additional story.
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- MR J.
- 18-08-21
Had me hooked
Great book if you like’d Icarus, greater detail and well read, a very interesting man.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-08-20
great insight, not too technical in Russian doping
a detailed personal account and reflection on Russian doping through to 2019. not overly technical but insightful for those interested in the topic.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-01-22
Fascinating
I'd seen the film Icarus a few times but this gives a brilliant account of the lengths that Russia went to in order to achieve a highly sophisticated and elaborate doping regime. Dr Rodchenkov is a brave and honest man who hides no blame on his own part in this system but has paid a heavy personal cost to get the truth out. Brilliant.
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- Gordon
- 06-03-22
Lying Liars and the Liars That Tell Them!
I hadn't heard of the documentary Icarus so, when I watched it in Netflix, I was astonished by it and the protagonists in it.
This audiobook gives a first hand account of the story behind that documentary into the biggest sports doping the world is ever likely to see. I consider that it's told with honesty and in minute (and sometimes very technical) detail, and not without detriment to the author himself on occasion.
A fantastic, shocking and sometimes depressing account of the lengths that athletes, their coaches, their national organisations and even their States and leaders will go to, to win-at-all-costs.
As you'll gather, I highly recommend listening to this audiobook.
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-08-21
A spectacular insight into doping in sport
Very interesting, had me hooked all the way through. A fascinating insight to doping and the Russian scandal. Highly recommended.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-08-20
Great listen
absolutely loved this book on the Russian doping scandal after reading David Walsh's book previously
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- Holly
- 06-11-21
Amazing
I couldn’t believe what was going on behind the scenes. A great book that we'll read and write.
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