Chinese swimmers who competed in Tokyo Olympics failed doping tests ahead of games

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP— 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

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP—Beijing calls reports on 23 Chinese swimmers failed doping test ‘fake news’. 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 […]

KIFI—Chinese swimmers head to Paris Olympics under a cloud amid row over handling of drugs tests. By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — A dispute over the handling of a 2021 case in which 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance ahead of the Tokyo Olympics now threatens to overshadow swimming events at the Paris Games this summer. A New York Times report released in coordination with German public broadcaster