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The deputy chairman of the German parliament's sports committee has announced a review of the financing of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in the wake of allegations of a cover-up in the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive. The swimmers tested positive for the banned heart medication trimetazidine (TMZ) at a domestic competition in Shijiazhuang in early 2021. Chinese officials said the swimmers tested positive due to contamination and reported the case to WADA and swimming governing body World Aquatics (then FINA). WADA confirmed the positive tests, but like FINA said it found ...
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The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) on Wednesday called for an independent investigation into the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who failed doping tests ahead of the Tokyo 2021 Olympics. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published a "frequently asked questions" document outlining its handling of the case on April 29, following wide-ranging outrage after news of the case broke. However, USADA said WADA was "doubling down on half-truths and self-serving rationalizations" in the document. "How much longer must we watch WADA dance around the truth, avoiding all accountability and responsibility?" USA...
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German swimmers reacted with anger and incomprehension to the news that 23 Chinese swimmers failed doping tests ahead of the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, where several of them competed after all were cleared. "That's of course a complete breach of trust. I find it completely incomprehensible why no action has been taken," 50 metres breaststroke German record holder Malvin Imoudu said on Tuesday in a news conference ahead of the April 25-28 national championships in Berlin. "We're always told: Watch what you eat. Always make sure there's nothing in there - because even if it's not your fault, you'll be...
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Berlin (dpa) — The World Anti-Doping Agency has found no credible evidence of misconduct in the decision to clear 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for heart drug trimetazidine (TMZ) in 2021, it said on Monday. WADA was forced to hold an emergency press conference to try to stem the tide of negative headlines after the story first emerged from German broadcaster ARD, the New York Times and Australia's Daily Telegraph. Chinese officials, swimming's governing body and WADA ruled that the 23 had only tested positive due to contamination and the swimmers were able to qualify for the Tokyo Ol...
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Berlin (dpa) — The World Anti-Doping Agency has found no credible evidence of misconduct in the decision to clear 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for heart drug trimetazidine (TMZ) in 2021, it said on Monday. WADA was forced to hold an emergency press conference to try to stem the tide of negative headlines after the story first emerged from German broadcaster ARD, the New York Times and Australia's Daily Telegraph. Chinese officials, swimming's governing body and WADA ruled that the 23 had only tested positive due to contamination and the swimmers were able to qualify for the Tokyo Ol...
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Berlin (dpa) — The World Anti-Doping Agency has found no credible evidence of misconduct in the decision to clear 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for heart drug trimetazidine (TMZ) in 2021, it said on Monday. WADA was forced to hold an emergency press conference to try to stem the tide of negative headlines after the story first emerged from German broadcaster ARD, the New York Times and Australia's Daily Telegraph. Chinese officials, swimming's governing body and WADA ruled that the 23 had only tested positive due to contamination and the swimmers were able to qualify for the Tokyo Ol...
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German Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser has called for a rigorous investigation after reports that 23 Chinese swimmers failed doping tests ahead of the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, where several of them competed after all were cleared. Faeser, who's also responsible for sports, told dpa on Sunday that the reports have shaken confidence in the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the global fight against cheating in elite sport. "Just a few months before the Olympic Games, the suspicion the case was ignored or even covered up must be fully investigated as quickly as possible. If there's such a seri...
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German Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser has called for a rigorous investigation after reports that 23 Chinese swimmers failed doping tests ahead of the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, where several of them competed after all were cleared. Faeser, who's also responsible for sports, told dpa on Sunday that the reports have shaken confidence in the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the global fight against cheating in elite sport. "Just a few months before the Olympic Games, the suspicion the case was ignored or even covered up must be fully investigated as quickly as possible. If there's such a seri...
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German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has called for a rigorous investigation after the news broke that 23 Chinese swimmers failed doping tests ahead of the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, where several of them competed after all were cleared. Faeser, who's also responsible for sports, told dpa on Sunday that the news has shaken confidence in the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the global fight against cheating in elite sport in the run-up to this summer's Paris Olympics. "Just a few months before the Olympic Games, the suspicion the case was ignored or even covered up must be fully investigated as q...
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German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has called for a rigorous investigation after the news broke that 23 Chinese swimmers failed doping tests ahead of the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, where several of them competed after all were cleared. Faeser, who's also responsible for sports, told dpa on Sunday that the news has shaken confidence in the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the global fight against cheating in elite sport in the run-up to this summer's Paris Olympics. "Just a few months before the Olympic Games, the suspicion the case was ignored or even covered up must be fully investigated as q...
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