New Zealand Olympic bosses are backing Rio gold medallists Mahe Drysdale and Peter Burling after their medical data was leaked online by Russian computer hackers the Fancy Bears. The New Zealand Olympic Committee has slammed the actions of Fancy Bears whose sixth release of confidential WADA data affected 20 athletes from 14 different countries. Before the Rio Games Drysdale said Russia deserved to be banned after the McLaren Report revealed systematic state-sponsored doping and has spoken out repeatedly against drug cheats. The duo are now on the list of 127 athletes named by the Fancy Bears over the last three weeks. But their actions have drawn attention to an area that some anti-doping experts have suggested is open to abuse.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 04, 2016 01:52 UTC