Moscow : German television channel ARD will air a new documentary on the abuse of performance enhancing drugs on Sunday, German journalist Hajo Seppelt, known for reports on high-profile doping scandals in Russian athletics, has said.

"ARD German TV with new facts: Whistleblower/Doping. Sunday, January 22," Seppelt wrote on Twitter on Friday, reports Tass.

According to various media reports released on Thursday, Russia's track and field athlete Andrei Dmitriev would be in focus in Seppelt's new documentary.-Agency