Former head of the Anti-Doping Agency of Russia (Rusada), Nikita Kamayev died on Sunday in an unexpected way after 50 years. He commanded the entity when the doping scandal erupted in the country after athletics documentary broadcast on German TV.
After the controversy, the leader resigned in December and was away from the sport since. According to Ramil Khabriyev, former Director-General of Rusada, Kamayev felt bad while skiing. "Unfortunately he died. Apparently he suffered a massive heart attack," he said.
Kamayev resigned along with other four leaders Rusada after an independent committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA in English) accuse Russia of violating the standards of testing and to allow suspended athletes competing in athletics. Both Rusada, as the Moscow laboratory were suspended after showing the German report.
The death took Kamayev executives Surprise International Federation of Athletics Associations (IAAF), who planned a two-day visit to Russia to assess measures taken after doping discovered in the country's athletes.
At the time of publication of the WADA report in November, the official had commented that the measure was "utter nonsense" and deriding the claims as remnants of the "time of James Bond."
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