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世界反兴奋剂机构创始人迪克·庞德谴责美反兴奋剂机构撒谎和歪曲事实
世界反兴奋剂机构（WADA）前主席、加拿大人迪克·庞德周五（5月17日）对美国反兴奋剂机构（USADA）发动猛烈反击，指责他们用“谎言和歪曲事实”试图削弱世界反兴奋剂机构。
庞德是在世界反兴奋剂机构基金会董事会的一次特别会议上发表上述言论的，该会议讨论了23名中国游泳运动员的心脏处方药检测呈阳性问题。
今年4月，因在2021年东京奥运会之前中国游泳运动员的曲美他嗪检测呈阳性--可能有助于运动员表现--而受到指责。
在世界反兴奋剂接受了中国当局的解释，即检测结果是由于他们居住的酒店的食物污染造成的之后，这些游泳运动员没有被暂停比赛或制裁。
美国反兴奋剂机构负责人特拉维斯·泰加特称这是一种“潜在的掩盖”，因为阳性检测在当时并未公开。
身为律师、曾任世界反兴奋剂首任总裁但已于2020年底退休的庞德说：“我代表世界反兴奋剂机构，对美国反兴奋剂机构故意散布所谓包括世界反兴奋剂机构掩盖中国运动员使用兴奋剂等案件上的谎言和歪曲事实深感失望和厌恶。”
庞德说：“这一指控没有任何事实根据，只有一个目的，即故意损害世界反兴奋剂机构的声誉，削弱该机构25年前成立以来所建立的全球信任。”
庞德表示：“关于世界反兴奋剂机构在某种程度上不当支持中国的说法是完全错误的。世界反兴奋剂机构以公平的方式使用《世界反兴奋剂法》和相关标准。”
俄罗斯花样滑冰运动员因涉嫌服用兴奋剂被禁赛4年
庞德强调，世界反兴奋剂机构过去在打击俄罗斯运动员使用兴奋剂的案件证明“超级大国和其他国家一样受到同等对待”。
这位前游泳运动员和国际奥委会荣誉成员指出，美国反兴奋剂机构的行为具有政治目的。
庞德反问道：“美国反兴奋剂机构是由美国政府资助的，该政府目前与中国政府关系冷淡。这能没有关系吗？”
世界反兴奋剂机构已经要求一名独立检察官审查此案并发表一份报告，但庞德敦促他们更进一步：“我的建议是双重的.”他直接对现任总裁维托尔德·班卡说，“首先，等待独立调查员的报告，然后对美国反兴奋剂机构无耻的行为造成的重大损害和严重后果提起法律诉讼。”
庞德指出，中国已将这些案件提交给世界反兴奋剂机构，说他们未从这一情况中受益，并表示“没有任何隐瞒”。他说：“中国的调查得出的结论是食物污染，而不是兴奋剂。证据也坚定地指向这个方向，而不是服用兴奋剂。”
之前曾受俄罗斯官员攻击的现任总裁班卡也抨击美国反兴奋剂机构。他说：“在协调全球反兴奋剂政策方面存在差距……包括美国，大量未经证实的诽谤攻击都来自美国。”
90%的美国职业体育联盟和大学的体育运动员不根据世界反兴奋剂法规参加比赛
他补充说：“在美国，90%的美国运动员，即职业联盟和大学的体育运动员都不根据世界反兴奋剂法规参加比赛。根据我们可以获得的数据，31%的美国运动员在东京奥运会前的12个月里没有得到充分检测。”
WADA founder Pound says 'disgusted' by USADA 'lies' over China cases. By Simon EVANS on AFP, May 17, 2024.
The former president of the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA), Canadian Dick Pound, launched a fierce attack on the United States anti-doping body USADA on Friday, accusing them of "lies and distortions" and seeking to undermine WADA.
Pound's comments came during an extraordinary meeting of the WADA Foundation Board, held online, to discuss the fall-out from the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a prescription heart drug.
WADA came under fire in April after it was revealed that the Chinese swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine -- which can enhance performance -- ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
The swimmers were not suspended or sanctioned after WADA accepted the explanation of Chinese authorities that the results were caused by food contamination at a hotel where they had stayed.
The head of USADA, Travis Tygart, has called the situation a "potential cover-up" with the positive tests never made public at the time.
"On behalf of WADA, I am deeply disappointed and disgusted by the deliberate lies and distortions coming from USADA, including that WADA has swept doping cases in China under the rug," said Pound, a lawyer who was the first president of WADA but retired at the end of 2020.
"That accusation, bereft of any truth, has but a single purpose, to deliberately damage the reputation of WADA and to lessen the worldwide trust that has been built up since WADA was created a quarter of a century ago to head up the international fight against doping in sport.
"The claim that WADA has in some way inappropriately favored China is completely false. WADA applies the World Anti-Doping Code and the related standards in an even-handed way," he said.
Pound said that WADA's past actions against doping cases in Russia proved that "superpowers are treated the same way" as other nations.
The former swimmer, who remains an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee, suggested that USADA's actions may have a political dimension.
"USADA is financed by the United States government. That government is currently in a chilly relationship with China's government. Could there be a connection?" he asked.
WADA has asked an independent prosecutor to examine the case and publish a report but Pound urged them to go further.
"My suggestion is twofold," he said, directly addressing WADA president Witold Banka.
"First, to wait for the report of the independent investigator and then to institute legal proceedings claiming significant damages against USADA since there must be serious consequences arising from its outrageous conduct," he said.
- 'Nothing was hidden' -
Pound noted that China had brought the cases to WADA, saying they had not benefited in any way from the situation and said "nothing was hidden".
"The Chinese investigation led to a conclusion of contamination, not doping. The evidence pointed firmly in that direction. None pointed to doping," he said.
Banka, who noted he had previously been attacked by Russian officials, also took aim at USADA.
"There are gaps in harmonising anti-doping policy globally...including in the United States where the great majority of these unsubstantiated and defamatory attacks have been coming from," said Banka.
"In the U.S, 90 per cent of American athletes, those in the professional leagues and college sport, do not compete under the World Anti-Doping Code.
"31 per cent of American athletes under the code were not sufficiently tested in the 12-month period prior to the Tokyo Games, according to the data which is available to us," he added.