The agency defended its review of the case after reports of positive tests.
In this Aug. 5, 2008, file photo, the Olympic flag and the Chinese national flag fly outside the National Stadium in Beijing.The World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed that nearly two dozen Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance months before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, while defending its review of the positive tests, which China blamed on contamination.
"WADA also concluded that, given the specific circumstances of the asserted contamination, the athletes would be held to have no fault or negligence," the agency said. "As such, and based on the advice of external counsel, WADA considered that an appeal was not warranted." "At every stage, WADA I&I followed all due process and diligently investigated every lead and line of enquiry in this matter," Younger said in a statement.
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