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31/12/2016 GMT

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Yulia Stepanova talks about exposing one of the greatest sporting scandals of all time.

Yulia Stepanova, with the help of her husband, exposed one of the greatest sporting scandals of all time - the systemic Russian state sponsored doping programme.

Branded a hero by the sporting world, labelled as a traitor in her homeland, Yulia Stepanova, with the help of her husband, exposed one of the greatest sporting scandals of all time - the systemic Russian state sponsored doping programme. Their evidence led to an international ban for Russian athletics. Now living in secret in the US, Yuliya Stepanova talks about the cheating, cover-ups and life on the run.

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