Beijing calls reports on 23 Chinese swimmers failed doping test ‘fake news’

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP— By James Edgar Beijing on Monday called reports about 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 “fake news”. The sport was rocked at the weekend by revelations that the swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) — a prescription heart drug that is banned in athletes because […]

International Business Times UK—China Calls Swimmer Doping Reports 'Fake News'. Beijing on Monday called reports about 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 "fake news".The sport was rocked at the weekend by revelations that the swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) -- a prescription heart drug that is banned in athletes because it can enhance performance -- before the Games three years ago.The swimmers were allowed to compete in Tokyo after world governing bodies accepted China's findings that they had...

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP—Chinese swimmers who competed in Tokyo Olympics failed doping tests ahead of games. Twenty-three Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned drug before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 the World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed Saturday, defending the decision to let them compete based on China’s findings they had ingested it unknowingly. The New York Times and German broadcaster ARD reported Saturday that the athletes included nearly half of the […]

Daily Mail—World Anti-Doping Agency facing calls for reform following the scandal which saw 23 Chinese athletes, including two gold medallists, secretly cleared to compete at Tokyo Olympics, despite testing positive ahead of the Games. Chinese swimmers recorded 23 positive drug tests but were let off with no bans. Among them was Wang Shun, who beat Duncan Scott to the 200m medley title. The United States Anti-Doping Agency issued a scathing attack on the WADA