As the Paris Olympics get closer and closer, the United States is starting to play moths again. On May 2, Beijing time, according to Reuters, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency publicly criticized the World Anti-Doping Agency WADA on May 1 local time for "turning a blind eye" when dealing with the suspected violations of Chinese athletes, and said that WADA's move "failed all clean athletes".
Last month, the New York Times reported that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine before the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, but after the Chinese side investigated, WADA exempted the Chinese athletes and allowed them to participate after acknowledging that the Chinese athletes had been inadvertently exposed to the drug. Recently, in response to media skepticism, WADA released a 16-page report showing that there is strong evidence that these cases may be cases of mass infection and therefore not caused by drug use.
In response, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said, "This is not the case, and WADA's failure to enforce its own rules, doubling down on half-truths and selfish rationalization, is deeply worrying." Those who value fair play remain completely dissatisfied with the answers provided by the WADA's hidden 23 positive test results. ”
Previously, under the pressure of the United States, Australia and other countries, WADA finally succeeded in banning Sun Yang for 4 years and 3 months through a lawsuit. At present, Sun Yang is less than a month away from the end of the ban.
Although Sun Yang has confirmed that he will not participate in the Paris Olympics, he still will not give up swimming, recently, he posted, "Entering the water is the best start, insist on hard work, have the courage to challenge, and eventually break through yourself." There is love, there is expectation. ”