>> among the others, steven spielberg, barbara streisand and itsak. head to aljazeera.com. rye suarez is up next with "inside story." have a great night. ♪ >> for years, the sporting world has struggled to find out which athletes are cheating, using chemicals to get an edge. now one of the long time sporting powers, russia, is staring at a ban from athletic competition. russian athletes are accused of being engaged in long-term systematic dope, and there's evidence that russian authorities knew all about it. from the olympics in rio and an olympic sized scandal. it's the "inside story." welcome to "inside story," i'm ray suarez. a young runner named julia should be celebrated for blowing the whistle on what is believed to be long-term doping inside of the russian track and field team. instead, she's being called a traitor and hiding out abroad in wake of threats. the russian authorities have denied the allegations on the blockbuster report on the use of performance enhancing drugs by russian athletes, and at the same time, they have promised to cooperate and do what's neces

. >> among the others, steven spielberg, barbara streisand and itsak. head to aljazeera.com. rye suarez is up next with "inside story." have a great night. ♪ >> for years, the sporting world has struggled to find out which athletes are cheating, using chemicals to get an edge. now one of the long time sporting powers, russia, is staring at a ban from athletic competition. russian athletes are accused of being engaged in long-term systematic dope, and there's evidence that russian authorities knew all about it. from the olympics in rio and an olympic sized scandal.