Seven months before the Olympics, 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for doping.
Despite that, they were allowed to continue competing.
American rage
A total of 13 competed at the Olympics in Tokyo – where they won three golds.
This was revealed by American New York Times and German ARD yesterday. In connection with that, Travis Tygart, who is the head of the American anti-doping agency USADA, raged against WADA’s handling of the case.
– It is devastating that Wada and the Chinese Anti-Doping Agency have until now kept these positive tests under the carpet and not fairly followed the global rules in the same way as they do in the rest of the world, he said.
– All those who with dirty hands bury positive tests and suppress the voices of the brave whistleblowers must be held accountable.
“Very serious allegations”
This statement is now strongly reacted to by Wada.
“Wada is stunned by the scandalous and completely false accusations made by Usada’s CEO, Travis Tygart. These are very serious allegations,” they said in a statement, according to the Reuters news agency.
The pandemic caused it
Wada further announces that it is now considering taking legal action against Usada and Tygart for their allegations that they have covered up the doping cases.
On your website writes Wada that they could not prove China’s claim that the tests were contaminated, and that due to the strict lockdown of China during the corona pandemic, they could not travel into the country and investigate the incident on the spot.