World Agency Discusses Doping Allegations of 23 Chinese swimmers
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23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for the same banned substance seven months before the Tokyo Games but were allowed to attend and compete at the Olympics.
Almost half of the swimming team China sent to Tokyo tested positive for the banned substance, and they went on to win three gold medals.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) called a meeting on May 10 to discuss why 23 Chinese swimmers were allowed to compete at the Olympic Games in Tokyo despite testing positive for a banned substance.
It was revealed via a WADA press release in April 2024 that the 23 swimmers had all tested positive for trimetazidine in the build-up to the 2021 Tokyo games – a heart medication that can have performance-enhancing capabilities.
At the time, the Anti-Doping Agency in China cited contamination as the explanation behind the test results, and WADA was not able to disprove such claims. This didn’t stop the United States Anti-Doping Agency Chief Executive, Travis Tygart, from accusing WADA of covering up the alleged doping. The World Anti-Doping Agency has since labeled this “completely false and defamatory.” Aquatics GB was also concerned about the Chinese swimmers’ test results.
The foundation board is WADA’s highest decision-making body, and they convened to hear from agency experts on the controversial swimming tests. An independent review has also been launched by WADA, which should be completed sometime this summer.
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