Category: Doping
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Chinese Swimmers Tested Positive for Banned Drug Before Medaling at Tokyo Olympics | CBS News
The organization that’s supposed to keep performance-enhancing drugs out of the Olympics denied Monday that it is soft on China’s athletes. But U.S. anti-doping officials don’t buy that, especially after an investigation revealed that Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned drug were allowed to compete in the Tokyo games in 2021. CBS News…
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Chinese Olympic Swim Team Doping Scandal Heats Up | Reuters
The World Anti-Doping Agency has threatened legal action against anyone accusing it of a cover-up over its handling of Chinese swimmers testing positive for a banned drug before the Tokyo Olympics, as global sports groups demanded an investigation.
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Doping Bombshell Rocks Olympic Games | Wide World of Sports
Doping bombshell rocks Olympic Games | Wide World of Sports
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Chinese Olympic Doping Case Swept ‘Under the Carpet’ by WADA, U.S. Anti-doping Chief Says | PBS NewsHour
A new doping scandal has erupted involving Olympic swimmers from China. Chinese authorities and the World Anti-Doping Agency found the drug trimetazidine but cleared the swimmers and did not flag problems to Olympic officials. Several who tested positive went on to win medals, including three gold medals. Jeffrey Brown discussed the latest with Travis Tygart…
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Call for a ‘Full and Frank’ Investigation on 23 Chinese Swimmers Testing Positive for Drugs | Sky News Australia
Sky News host Caleb Bond says “surely” there must be an investigation now over the 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive for drugs months before the Tokyo Olympics. “Surely now there has to be a full and frank investigation,” he said. “Because you have got a lot riding on whether or not you win those gold…
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‘Bombshell’: 23 Chinese Swimmers Test Positive for Drugs Months Prior to Tokyo Olympics
Sky News host Caleb Bond says “bombshell revelations” show 23 Chinese swimmers from the Tokyo Olympic Games recorded positive drug tests only months before the games. “Let’s start with those bombshell revelations today,” he said. “That 23 Chinese swimmers, who competed in the Tokyo Olympics had recorded positive drug tests at a training camp only…
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World Anti-doping Agency Accused of Aiding Cover-up of Chinese Swimmers’ Positive Tests | ABC News
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has been accused of complicity in covering up a Chinese doping scandal after it confirmed 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for the banned substance Trimetazidine before the Tokyo games. Chinese authorities say a contamination event caused the finding and they immediately reported the discovery to WADA, which chose not to…
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Chinese Swim Team Could Be Retrospectively Disqualified for Doping | The Project
A bombshell report has revealed that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance months before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and the World Anti-Doping Agency knew about it. It means our Aussies could get new medals if they’re disqualified.
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Chinese Swimmers Tested Positive for Doping Before Tokyo 2020 | Reuters
Twenty-three Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned drug called Trimetazidine, which is found in heart medication, months before the Olympics began in Tokyo in July 2021. Read Reuters