Chinese swimmers who competed in Tokyo Olympics failed doping tests ahead of games
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP - 2024-04-21T05:34:05.000Z

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 […]

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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

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and will compete alongside team-mates who were stripped of their silver medal at Tokyo Olympics after sprinter's failed drugs test