Double Olympic swimming champion Denis Pankratov told that the situation of the Chinese swimmers, whose doping tests came back positive for trimetazidine, is either a coincidence or a scheme.
The New York Times previously reported that 23 Chinese swimmers who competed in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics tested positive for trimetazidine. It was for this drug that Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was disqualified.
— 23 swimmers, it’s either a system to prove or a fortuitous coincidence. As I understand it, trimetazidine entered the body of the Chinese either in a hotel or in a canteen. In other words, an explanation was presented in all cases and this justification was accepted by the jury. Therefore, I don’t see any problem here. From what I heard, in Valieva’s case, no explanation was provided. Yes, there is a medicine, but these are slightly different situations,” Pankratov told .
The Chinese Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) acknowledged the athletes’ positive samples, but said trimetazidine entered their bodies unintentionally and in small quantities. The organization conducted its own investigation and discovered that the substance had been found on kitchen utensils at the hotel where the swimmers lived.
Later, Chinese swimmers, including those who tested positive for trimetazidine, won three gold, two silver and one bronze medals at the 2020 Olympics. They also broke several world records.
Valieva’s case became public in February 2022 during the Beijing Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) disqualified the Russian for four years for violating anti-doping rules. The suspension period is counted from December 25, 2021, and its results are canceled from this date.
Source : MatchTV
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