Canadian soccer players among latest Olympians to have medical data hacked - News Summed Up

Canadian soccer players among latest Olympians to have medical data hacked


Four members of the Canadian women's soccer team – Christine Sinclair, Sophie Schmidt, Rhian Wilkinson and Melissa Tancredi – were among athletes targeted on Monday in the latest leak of confidential medical documents. Olympic champions Mo Farah, Rafael Nadal, Justin Rose were also among those targeted. Therapeutic Use Exemptions, or TUEs, allow athletes to take banned substances for verified medical needs and there is no suggestion any of those named have broken any rules. Spaniard Nadal, a 14-times tennis grand slam winner, won Olympic men's doubles gold with Marc Lopez. 'Criminal attack' exposes personal dataOther high-profile names included Burundi's Francine Niyonsaba, British cyclist Callum Skinner and double Olympic rowing gold medallist Helen Glover.


Source: CBC News September 19, 2016 15:00 UTC



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