Aquatics GB ‘extremely concerned’ by Chinese swimmers doping row
by The Guardian
The Guardian— Governing body joins chorus of criticism over secret positives‘Potential loss of trust and reputational damage is significant’Aquatics GB, the governing body of British swimming, has said it is “extremely concerned” by the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance but were allowed to compete at the Tokyo Olympics.On Monday, the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) defended its actions in the affair, saying it “would do exactly the same thing” if it faced such an issue...
The Telegraph—Paris Olympics: Athletes discuss protests amid mounting outrage over Chinese swimmers doping row. Exclusive: Telegraph Sport understands demonstrations would be considered if the World Anti-Doping Agency fails to allay concerns
The Guardian—Wada defends its actions over Chinese swimmers’ doping allegations. Usada and others have suggested a possible cover-upWada agrees swimmers were victims of contaminationThe World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has insisted it would “not do anything different” in its handling of doping allegations against 23 Chinese swimmers, after it pushed back against criticism of a possible cover-up from across the world of sport.Reports last week said that Chinese athletes had been able to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 despite only months previously being found to have...
The Guardian—Poison in the pool: why the latest Chinese doping row is proving so toxic. Vocal swimmers are the tip of a wave as the sport grapples with trust issues over anti-doping in the run-up to Paris 2024It has been a week since the New York Times and the German TV channel ARD broke the news that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for trace amounts of the banned performance-enhancing drug trimetazidine (TMZ) in the run-up to the last Olympic Games, and public ripples we have seen since are only the visible tip of a wave of feeling running through the sport.The larger part...