Chinese swimmers at Paris Olympics deny doping accusations as diplomatic row grows

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https://www.npr.org/2024/07/28/nx-s1-5054000/chinese-swimmers-paris-olympics-doping
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Chinese swimmers at Paris Olympics deny doping accusations as diplomatic row grows

JULY 28, 2024 7:37 AM ET
HEARD ON WEEKEND EDITION SUNDAY
Brian Mann

NANTERRE, France — Standing in a scrum of reporters Saturday night, after competing in the Olympic 400 meter freestyle final, China's Fei Liwei shrugged off questions about the doping scandal that has embroiled his national team.

"Our Chinese government on our team always tells us we have the clean model and the clean results and our results right now are based on hard work and training," Fei said, speaking through an interpreter.

The 21-year-old from Hangzhou is one of 23 elite Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2021 ahead of the last Summer Games in Tokyo.

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Positive drug tests, kept quiet

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the lead global organization monitoring drug use by athletes, now acknowledges it kept the 2021 results secret and accepted China's explanation that the positive tests were the result of accidental contamination.

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[True Dough]

1. Never a good idea

to try to keep these things hush-hush. The suspicion only grows when it comes to light.

[MrWowWow]

2. Anti-Doping Rules for 2024 Paris Olympics

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/Olympic-Games/Paris-2024/IOC-Anti-Doping-Rules-applicable-to-the-Games-of-the-XXXIII-Olympiad-Paris-2024.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjAzKGn4smHAxUqOTQIHXKvB98QFnoECFEQBQ&usg=AOvVaw28kHGB8F60OW9y5TuyXvWq

--->Once a Cheater, Always a Cheater. Juiced athletes should be banned from all Olympic competition for life, and stripped of any and all Olympic medals.
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Olympic medal winners' blood samples are typically stored for a period of eight years. This allows for the possibility of re-testing in case of advancements in drug testing technology or to ensure that athletes have not engaged in doping practices. This storage period aligns with the typical duration for which anti-doping agencies can retroactively investigate and address violations.