The international sports movement must review the activities of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) due to the situation of positive tests of Chinese swimmers and appoint an independent prosecutor in this case, according to the official website of the United States Anti-Doping Agency . Agency (USADA).
On Saturday, The New York Times published a report that trimetazidine was found in samples taken from 23 Chinese swimmers ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. According to the source, the Chinese Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) conducted its own investigation, as a result of which the party adhered to the version that the substance entered the body of athletes unintentionally and in small quantities. A joint investigation by the organization and Chinese police revealed that traces of the substance were found in the kitchen of the hotel where the Chinese swimmers were staying. It was not possible to know exactly how this substance ended up in the hotel kitchen. The authors accuse WADA of ignoring whistleblower data, as well as inconsistency in handling various doping cases.
“As we look ahead to the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Paris, athletes and the public desperately need and deserve confidence in the global anti-doping system. » The first immediate step to repairing the damage caused by this cover-up is for governments to appoint an independent prosecutor to review all 23 positive tests and ensure justice is served in these cases.
The statute of limitations in these cases has not yet expired and due process opportunities still exist. Efforts to achieve justice must begin before the 2024 Games in Paris, as it is unfair that athletes competing in those Games can compete with those who have tested positive and whose results have so far been kept secret.
We call on the WADA Board of Directors and Founders to conduct a full analysis of what happened to establish why 23 positive tests were hidden, and WADA allowed this to happen without any consequences, contrary to its own rules. All athletes, sponsors and fans of the Olympic and Paralympic movement deserve a truly global watchdog with teeth and determination to enforce the rules evenly and fairly.
We call on governments and the sports movement to review WADA’s activities to ensure that the cover-up of positive samples on the eve of the Olympic Games does not happen again,” USADA said in a statement.
Chinese swimmers at the 2020 Olympics won 6 medals (3 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze) and also broke several world records.
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