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The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has condemned Russian hackers for leaking confidential medical files of US star Olympic athletes the bbc reports.
Athletes that were affected by the ugly incident include tennis players Venus and Serena Williams and teenage gymnast Simone Biles.
A group which identified itself as “Fancy Bears” claimed responsibility for the hack of a Wada database.
After the leak, Ms Biles said she had long been taking medicine for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
The hacker group had accused her of taking an “illicit psycho-stimulant”, but she said she had “always followed the rules”.
The Rio Olympics quadruple gold medallist had obtained the necessary permission to take prescription medicine on the Wada banned drugs list, USA Gymnastics
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