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There are only two months left before the opening of the Paris Olympics,
Mainland athletes are also already preparing for the Paris Olympics.
In the just-concluded Table Tennis and Diving World Cup, Chinese athletes have achieved very good results.
In everyone's opinion, everything is going in a good direction, but there are also some episodes.
WADA responds
Recently, the Internet has begun to frequently report on the doping controversy of many Chinese swimmers.
They said that in 2021, a number of Chinese athletes tested positive, but they did not accept punishment.
To this end, the World Anti-Doping Agency issued another statement on April 20,
They said that the Chinese Anti-Doping Center had already reported the matter at that time.
And the conclusion that the contamination caused the positive is given.
This statement was also endorsed by the World Anti-Doping Agency at the time after a review.
Therefore, the members of the Chinese swimming team at that time had no problem and could participate as usual.
Finally, WADA has slammed such reports as misleading and defamatory.
Although the World Anti-Doping Agency has spoken out about this, we have to doubt the direction of reporting this matter at this time.
In the previous Shijiazhuang Swimming Championships,
There was a slight "error" in the samples of athletes tested by the Chinese Anti-Doping Center.
After the results came out, it proved that the Chinese athletes were of course innocent.
They did not violate the ban on doping among athletes,
Rather, it is the accidental consumption of contaminated food, which causes such consequences.
The China Anti-Doping Center also found that the swimmers involved were not at fault, so they did not deal with the violations.
After that, the China Anti-Doping Center also reported the results of the investigation and the dossier to the World Anti-Doping Agency.
The latter also has no objection to the decision made by the Chinese Anti-Doping Center,
In order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the athletes concerned, it was decided not to disclose the results to the public.
Anyway, there was nothing wrong with it at the time.
But recently, foreign media suddenly began to report on this matter,
And the accusations that the Chinese swimmers involved were not punished for this.
What you must know is that for this matter, the Chinese swimming movement involved was originally the victim.
Ingesting contraband without your knowledge is simply unjustified.
And it's not just the World Anti-Doping Center that announced the results,
They also communicated the results to other agencies, so there was no suspicion of concealment.
Finally, the World Anti-Doping Agency also said that in response to the misleading information released this week,
They reserve the right to pursue their legal responsibilities.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency stepped in
It is worth mentioning that there is one more thing mentioned in this article by the World Anti-Doping Agency,
That is, the United States Anti-Doping Agency sent an email to the World Anti-Doping Agency about this as early as April 2023.
In the email, they presented a message that had no source - the positive case of TMZ was hidden.
The World Anti-Doping Structure says that this information is completely wrong,
After all, they have done a thorough investigation.
Not only that, but before this happens,
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has accused Chinese swimmers of concealing doping.
But at the time, they considered such allegations to be completely unfounded and thus did not meet the standards of investigation.
Of course, if the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency can provide evidence, they will re-evaluate.
As can be seen from this article, the US Anti-Doping Agency seems to be paying too much attention to Chinese athletes,
Without any evidence to support it, it is reprehensible to accuse Chinese athletes of the World Anti-Doping Association.
Many people should know that Chinese athletes have been constrained by double standards.
If there is any country that has tested athletes for doping, it should be China.
But even so, many European and American countries are still not satisfied and "target" Chinese athletes everywhere.
At a press conference at the Tokyo Olympics,
The American media once asked Chinese swimming star Zhang Yufei whether he was tested for doping.
When asked, he did not forget to raise the American athletes, saying that they never stopped being checked.
Zhang Yufei also responded by himself: It has never stopped since March 2020.
At the same time, Zhang Yufei also mentioned the statistics on the Internet, saying that Chinese athletes are the most tested.
In short, in the past few days, there has been a lot of rumors about this incident three years ago.
In response to this incident, the spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry also mentioned this matter at a regular press conference.
At the meeting, the authenticity of recent reports was denied.
He also said that China has always had zero tolerance for doping.
At a press conference on 22 April, WADA President Banka said,
The results of the previous investigation of Chinese athletes were fully in line with the investigation procedures and regulations.
Banka also said that even if the incident repeats itself, they will still follow this way of investigating.
At the press conference, WADA General Counsel Ross Wenzel also brought up one thing,
That is, back in 2014, the case involving American athletes, and they came to a similar conclusion.
In addition, many of the reports about the Chinese swimming eye have a strong political purpose.
As for the World Anti-Doping Agency's accusation that Chinese athletes are too soft,
They also referred to the former Sun Yang incident, arguing that such accusations are completely unfounded.
In short, the central idea is that there is no problem with the results of the survey of Chinese swimmers in 2021.
Some media outlets have also denied accusations against the Chinese swimming team.
The Paris Olympics are getting closer and closer, and I believe that many athletes are preparing for it.
But as we approach the opening of the Paris Olympics,
However, this article accusing Chinese athletes appeared in foreign media, which can only be said to be difficult for people not to think about it.
Fortunately, Chinese swimmers are innocent, otherwise such public opinion will definitely affect training.
Judging by the article published by the World Anti-Doping Agency on its official website,
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has twice in a row charged Chinese athletes without any evidence to support them.
Fortunately, the World Anti-Doping Agency did not "heed" the accusations of the former,
Many netizens also shouted to the US Anti-Doping Agency: Just take care of your asthma athletes.
epilogue
For athletes, the Olympics can be regarded as a great opportunity to prove themselves.
And it can also open up its own popularity through the Olympics.
I hope that Chinese athletes will not be affected by this incident and will be able to perform at a better level in the Olympic Games.
References:
General Administration of Sport of China, April 22, 2024 - Foreign media reported that a number of Chinese swimmers tested positive The World Anti-Doping Agency called the report "misleading and potentially defamatory"
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 22, 2024 – Wang Wenbin: The Chinese government has always adhered to the firm position of "zero tolerance" on doping