China hit back over doping complaints as Michael Phelps calls for life bans
4 months, 2 weeks ago

China hit back over doping complaints as Michael Phelps calls for life bans

The Telegraph  

Hawke’s comments have now been criticised by Dennis Cotterell, another Australian, who together with his partner Bronwyn Henderson has been coaching Pan for the last 18 months. “I believe one and done.” He added: “If everybody is not going through that same testing, I have a serious problem because it means the level of sport is not fair and it’s not even. “I don’t think I ever competed in an even playing field or a clean field,” he told AP. But that’s out of my control.” “It does break my heart to see people put hard effort into four straight years to prepare for an Olympic Games, then to have it taken away from them by somebody who is cheating,” Phelps said. The hashtag “China winning gold medal at 4x100m medley relay” was viewed 760 million times on the platform with one comment, which read “China’s gold medal are squeaky clean, we won it with our competence!”, racking up more than 8,000 likes.

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Final report clears WADA over China swimmers who failed dope tests
3 months, 1 week ago

Final report clears WADA over China swimmers who failed dope tests

The Hindu  

A final report has concluded that the World Anti-Doping Agency did not show “favouritism” towards China in the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who were cleared to compete after testing positive for a banned drug. Responding to Thursday’s report, US Anti Doping Agency chief Travis Tygart, who has been an outspoken critic of WADA’s handling of the affair, said the …

Official calls for anti-doping vigilance
4 months ago

Official calls for anti-doping vigilance

China Daily  

A mobilization conference for the Paralympians attending the Paris Games is held in Beijing on Aug 20, 2024. A senior sports official reiterated China's zero-tolerance approach toward doping on Tuesday while seeing off the Chinese Paralympic delegation heading to the Paris Paralympic Games, and urged the athletes to earn respect through strength and integrity. Speaking at a mobilization conference for …

Gold standard medical care
4 months, 1 week ago

Gold standard medical care

China Daily  

Wang examines a Team China athlete's arm during the Paris Olympics. "The US team brought their medical devices via ship, so that their athletes could rehabilitate as usual," Wang said, recounting how his team marveled at their US counterparts' facilities during a visit. For years, the doctors, nurses and rehabilitation therapists from Wang's department at the hospital have engaged in …

Chinese athletes did well, not just in competition: China Daily editorial
4 months, 1 week ago

Chinese athletes did well, not just in competition: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Zhendong Fan of China celebrates after winning his gold medal match against Truls Moregard of Sweden at South Paris Arena 4, Paris, France on Aug 4, 2024. When Chinese table tennis player Fan Zhendong beat his Japanese counterpart Harimoto Tomokazu in the quarter-final of the men's singles competition, both players presented a wonderful match for the audience. Chinese tennis player …

Chinese athletes did well, not just in competition: China Daily editorial
4 months, 1 week ago

Chinese athletes did well, not just in competition: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Zhendong Fan of China celebrates after winning his gold medal match against Truls Moregard of Sweden at South Paris Arena 4, Paris, France on Aug 4, 2024. When Chinese table tennis player Fan Zhendong beat his Japanese counterpart Harimoto Tomokazu in the quarter-final of the men's singles competition, both players presented a wonderful match for the audience. Chinese tennis player …

China hits back at the US in response to doping allegations dogging its swimmers
4 months, 2 weeks ago

China hits back at the US in response to doping allegations dogging its swimmers

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China is trying to fight fire with fire in the face of persistent doping allegations that have dogged its swimmers at the Paris Olympics. The China Anti-Doping Agency called Thursday for more intensive testing of American track and field competitors, citing in a news release past doping scandals and questioning how the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency handled them. The …

US urged to stop creating false doping narratives
4 months, 2 weeks ago

US urged to stop creating false doping narratives

China Daily  

US Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart testifies before a hearing on anti-doping measures ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris at Capitol Hill in Washington DC, the US on June 25. The China Anti-Doping Agency urged the United States on Tuesday to stop creating false narratives, politicizing anti-doping cases and manipulating public perceptions, and drop double standards when dealing with …

US' nasty doping smears only sully itself: China Daily editorial
4 months, 2 weeks ago

US' nasty doping smears only sully itself: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Gold medalists Team China, silver medalists Team USA and bronze medalists Team France attend the victory ceremony for the men's 4x100m medley relay in swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Sunday. And after China clinched its second swimming gold of the Paris Games by winning the men's 4x100m medley relay final on Sunday, ending the US' run of …

Swimmers' golden finish wins respect of opponents
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Swimmers' golden finish wins respect of opponents

China Daily  

Chinese swimmers Xu Jiayu, Qin Haiyang, Sun Jiajun and Pan Zhanle celebrate on the podium after winning the men's 4x100m medley relay at the Summer Olympics in Nanterre, near Paris, France, on Sunday. After nine days of intense competition, the Chinese swimming team wrapped up its Olympic program with a strong finish by pulling off an inspiring victory in the …

One and done: Michael Phelps calls for a lifetime ban for anyone who’s caught doping
4 months, 2 weeks ago

One and done: Michael Phelps calls for a lifetime ban for anyone who’s caught doping

Associated Press  

PARIS — In the wake of a Chinese doping scandal, Michael Phelps doubled down Monday on his support for tougher sanctions — including a lifetime ban for anyone who tests positive for a banned substance. “Keep the Olympics about integrity.” Watching Marchand’s big moments Phelps said he was not surprised at all by Léon Marchand’s performance at his home Olympics, …

China shrug off doping controversy, win 12 swimming medals at Paris Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

China shrug off doping controversy, win 12 swimming medals at Paris Olympics

Firstpost  

China’s haul — two gold, three silver and seven bronze — was an improvement on their total Tokyo collection of nine. ‘Expert’ Check out all the coping and seething from Brett Hawke about Pan Zhanle's amazing world record 😁 @insidewithBH pic.twitter.com/jSThbrE9VQ — Theodora Fletcher August 2, 2024 World Aquatics data released days before the Games showed Chinese swimmers in Paris …

Olympic swimmers speak out about Chinese doping; and Britain’s Adam Peaty says they should be out
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympic swimmers speak out about Chinese doping; and Britain’s Adam Peaty says they should be out

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Olympic swimmers spoke out about the Chinese doping scandal that has hung over these Paris Olympics as the events finished Sunday night. China won the men’s 4x100-meter medley relay in 3 minutes, 27.46 seconds, with two of the four members on the team listed among 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive ahead of the Tokyo Olympics three …

Paris Olympics: China's state media, netizens rally around Pan Zhanle after claims 100m swim not 'humanly possible'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: China's state media, netizens rally around Pan Zhanle after claims 100m swim not 'humanly possible'

Firstpost  

Pan Zhanle smashed his own 100m freestyle world record, shaving 0.40 seconds off the previous mark, for China’s first swimming gold at Paris 2024 China’s state media, athletes and netizens rallied to support Olympic swimming champion Pan Zhanle after critics including an Australian swim commentator said his world record swim in the 100 metres freestyle was not “humanly possible”. Pan …

China’s swimming doping controversy making waves at Paris Olympics — and in Washington
4 months, 3 weeks ago

China’s swimming doping controversy making waves at Paris Olympics — and in Washington

LA Times  

The swimming competition at the 2024 Summer Games will conclude with four medal races Sunday, but that won’t quash a geopolitical tug-of-war that has erupted at the pool. An American official described it as “playing a game of ping-pong with media bullets.” It all began last spring when the New York Times and German broadcaster ARD reported that 23 members …

China’s Pan Zhanle takes shot at swimming rivals after winning Olympic gold
4 months, 3 weeks ago

China’s Pan Zhanle takes shot at swimming rivals after winning Olympic gold

The Independent  

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The Chinese swimming doping scandal casting doubt at Paris Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Chinese swimming doping scandal casting doubt at Paris Olympics

The Independent  

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Chinese swimming world record ‘not humanly possible’ says Australian coach
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese swimming world record ‘not humanly possible’ says Australian coach

The Telegraph  

Chalmers was taken by surprise by Pan’s criticism, and revealed that Pan had said to his face how he viewed the Australian as an “idol”. I look at him the same as any competitor.” While Pan was unmoved on China’s doping allegations, the Chinese Anti-Doping Agency chose to hit back after fresh allegations were made that two Paris 2024 athletes …

Another Chinese doping controversy pops up during Olympic swimming competition
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Another Chinese doping controversy pops up during Olympic swimming competition

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Another Chinese doping allegation has flared up at the Paris Games, angering some swimmers who say officials need to enforce drug-testing rules consistently. The New York Times reported Tuesday that two top Chinese swimmers — including one on this year’s Olympic team — tested positive for a banned steroid in 2022 but were eventually cleared to compete …

Zhang Yufei hopes Chinese swimmers will be accepted as clean after dozens of tests ahead of Paris
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Zhang Yufei hopes Chinese swimmers will be accepted as clean after dozens of tests ahead of Paris

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Zhang Yufei hopes her international rivals will believe she is competing clean after the Chinese swimming star estimates she took between 20 and 30 drug tests monthly in the lead up to the Paris Olympics. Zhang said she and her teammates have tested three to four days a week in the past couple of months leading up …

ITA confirms no-fault verdict for 23 Chinese swimmers
4 months, 4 weeks ago

ITA confirms no-fault verdict for 23 Chinese swimmers

China Daily  

The International Testing Agency holds a press conference in Paris, France, to introduce the anti-doping measures for the Paris Olympics, on Thursday. After having carried out all possible tests and investigations, the International Testing Agency, or ITA, confirmed on Thursday that the no-fault verdict for 23 Chinese swimmers involved in a 2021 contamination case was a solid and reasonable decision. …

Doping row erupts at Paris 2024 as Wada threatens US and athletes plan Chinese protests
5 months ago

Doping row erupts at Paris 2024 as Wada threatens US and athletes plan Chinese protests

The Telegraph  

A doping storm over the Olympics in Paris intensified on the eve of the opening ceremony as leading swimmers condemned the “failed” China anti-doping investigation. Caeleb Dressel, the seven-time Olympic gold medallist, bluntly replied “no, not really” when asked whether he had confidence in the case involving 23 athletes. The World Anti-Doping Agency has said it was “speechless” over claims …

Chinese swimmers most tested ahead of Paris Olympics: World Aquatics
5 months ago

Chinese swimmers most tested ahead of Paris Olympics: World Aquatics

China Daily  

A doping control transport kit of Versapak, including A and B samples, is displayed during the World Anti-Doping Agency Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 11, 2022. "In total, 2,145 anti-doping tests have been conducted by World Aquatics on athletes participating in the Olympic Games in Paris since 1 January 2024. "Including tests conducted by other anti-doping organizations, aquatics athletes competing …

Paris Olympics 2024: We need a level playing field, says Britain’s Peaty after Chinese doping cases
5 months ago

Paris Olympics 2024: We need a level playing field, says Britain’s Peaty after Chinese doping cases

The Hindu  

Adam Peaty and other British swimmers said there needs to be a level playing field after 23 Chinese swimmers escaped punishment after testing positive for a banned drug. The World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed reports in April that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for TMZ -- a medication that increases blood flow to the heart -- before the Tokyo Olympics in …

Chinese swimmers will be under scrutiny at the Paris Olympics after positive doping tests revealed
5 months, 1 week ago

Chinese swimmers will be under scrutiny at the Paris Olympics after positive doping tests revealed

Associated Press  

Few athletes will be under as much scrutiny at the Paris Olympics as the swimmers from China. Revelations that nearly two dozen elite Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Games — and were allowed to compete with no ramifications — have raised major concerns from the rest of the world about the seriousness of …

World swimming federation confirms US federal investigation into Chinese swimmers’ doping tests
5 months, 2 weeks ago

World swimming federation confirms US federal investigation into Chinese swimmers’ doping tests

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The international swimming federation says its top administrator has been ordered to testify as a witness in a U.S. criminal investigation into the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who failed doping tests in 2021 yet were allowed to continue competing. A House Committee on China asked the Justice Department and the FBI on May 21 to investigate the …

Olympic champion swimmers tell Congress U.S. athletes have lost faith in anti-doping regulator
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Olympic champion swimmers tell Congress U.S. athletes have lost faith in anti-doping regulator

The Independent  

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Olympic champion swimmers tell Congress U.S. athletes have lost faith in anti-doping regulator
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Olympic champion swimmers tell Congress U.S. athletes have lost faith in anti-doping regulator

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. Olympic athletes have lost faith in the World Anti-Doping Agency to rid their sports of cheaters ahead of next month’s Summer Games in Paris, two former gold medalists told a House subcommittee on Tuesday night. Phelps expressed frustration that nothing had changed since he testified before the same subcommittee seven years ago about WADA’s handling of Russian …

US swimming stars testify on anti-doping measures ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics
5 months, 4 weeks ago

US swimming stars testify on anti-doping measures ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics

The Hindu  

U.S. swimming greats Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt will testify on Tuesday to a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee probing a doping case involving Chinese swimmers ahead of this summer’s Paris Olympics. Olympic gold medallists Phelps and Schmitt, as well as Travis Tygart, the chief executive for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, will testify to lawmakers on the Republican-controlled House Energy …

Australia Olympic swimmers urged not to be distracted by China doping scandal
6 months, 1 week ago

Australia Olympic swimmers urged not to be distracted by China doping scandal

New Indian Express  

SYDNEY: Australia's head swimming coach Rohan Taylor has urged his Olympic team not to get distracted by a Chinese doping scandal that has rocked the sport, calling it "a waste of energy". The scandal blew up again on Friday when the New York Times claimed three of them -- including two 2021 gold medallists and a current world record holder …

Ledecky says faith in Olympic anti-doping system at ‘all-time low’ after Chinese swimming case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ledecky says faith in Olympic anti-doping system at ‘all-time low’ after Chinese swimming case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Olympic champion Katie Ledecky says faith in the anti-doping system is at an “all-time low” in the wake of the way global regulators handled a case involving Chinese swimmers. “It’s hard going into Paris knowing that we’re going to be racing some of these athletes,” said Ledecky, who will be at U.S. Olympic trials starting June 15. …

Chinese doping scandal roils Olympic swimming: The latest, and what it means for Paris
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese doping scandal roils Olympic swimming: The latest, and what it means for Paris

New York Times  

The controversy following a report last month that revealed positive drug tests in Chinese swimmers in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics continued to escalate in the past week, with the World Anti-Doping Agency standing by its handling of the situation amid growing criticism from the United States Anti-Doping Agency and elsewhere. Two months after the swimmers tested positive, investigators …

Anti-doping watchdog asks Swiss prosecutor to review its handling of Chinese Olympic swimming case
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Anti-doping watchdog asks Swiss prosecutor to review its handling of Chinese Olympic swimming case

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Heavily criticized for its secretive oversight of positive tests by 23 Chinese swimmers before the Tokyo Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday appointed a veteran Swiss prosecutor to review how it handled the cases. The Montreal-based doping watchdog said Eric Cottier will be an independent prosecutor “to conduct a thorough review of WADA’s handling of the matter.” …

USADA calls for WADA overhaul amid Chinese swimming scandal
8 months ago

USADA calls for WADA overhaul amid Chinese swimming scandal

The Hindu  

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said on Tuesday that the World Anti-Doping Agency must be overhauled to restore confidence in the global body ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics following its handling of a Chinese doping case. It called for: “governments to appoint an independent prosecutor to review the entire case file of the 23 positive tests and ensure that justice …

White House official demands investigation into Wada’s handling of Chinese doping case
8 months ago

White House official demands investigation into Wada’s handling of Chinese doping case

The Telegraph  

A leading White House official has called for an independent investigation into how anti-doping authorities cleared 23 Chinese swimmers after they tested positive for a banned drug just months before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Rahul Gupta, who is the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and Joe Biden’s top anti-doping official, also intends to raise the …

Chinese swimmers head to Paris Olympics under a cloud amid row over handling of drugs tests
8 months ago

Chinese swimmers head to Paris Olympics under a cloud amid row over handling of drugs tests

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. “People compete because they love to push themselves and race fairly,” Mack Horton, a former Australian swimmer and Olympic gold …

WADA stands by decision to clear Chinese swimmers for Tokyo Olympics despite doping report
8 months ago

WADA stands by decision to clear Chinese swimmers for Tokyo Olympics despite doping report

Firstpost  

23 Chinese swimmers were allowed to compete at the Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for trimetazidine. AP The world’s top anti-doping regulator said after reviewing a television documentary and newspaper reports that it stands by its decision to clear 23 Chinese swimmers to compete at the Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for a banned heart medication. “Following WADA’s review of …

Chinese doping case sparks unusually harsh spat between global and US drug-fighting agencies
8 months ago

Chinese doping case sparks unusually harsh spat between global and US drug-fighting agencies

Associated Press  

DENVER — Revelations of positive doping tests for nearly two dozen Chinese swimmers that went unpunished sparked an intense flurry of accusations and legal threats between the World Anti-Doping Agency and the head of the U.S. drug-fighting organization, who has long been one of WADA’s fiercest critics. WADA said Saturday it was turning to legal counsel to address a statement …

Chinese swimmers were allowed to participate in Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for doping
8 months ago

Chinese swimmers were allowed to participate in Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for doping

Firstpost  

As per an Australian newspaper, both WADA and World Aquatics — then FINA — decided to go with the official statement from Chinese authorities that the test samples had been contaminated. AP As many as 23 Chinese swimmers were allowed to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for banned substances, according to a report. As per Australian …

WADA confirms it cleared Chinese swimmers to compete at Tokyo Games citing contaminated samples
8 months ago

WADA confirms it cleared Chinese swimmers to compete at Tokyo Games citing contaminated samples

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — The world’s top anti-doping regulator says 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for a banned heart medication because it agreed with Chinese authorities and ruled that their samples had been contaminated. The World Anti-Doping Agency said Saturday that the swimmers tested positive for the heart medication trimetazidine in the months …

23 Chinese swimmers failed drug tests before Tokyo Olympics and still competed
8 months ago

23 Chinese swimmers failed drug tests before Tokyo Olympics and still competed

The Telegraph  

The World Anti-Doping Agency has confirmed that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned drug before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but accepted the country’s findings that this was due to substance contamination. Multiple media reports said the swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine, which is found in heart medication, months before the Covid-delayed Games began in July 2021. Wada said …

Doping talk rears its head after Russian swimmers win
3 years, 4 months ago

Doping talk rears its head after Russian swimmers win

Associated Press  

TOKYO — After losing to Russian swimmers in two races at the Olympics, American backstroke star Ryan Murphy said Friday that doping remains a huge problem in the sport and he wonders if all his competitors are clean. “That is what it is.” But later, at a news conference with fellow medalists Rylov and third-place finisher Luke Greenbank of Britain, …

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