In an apparently coordinated effort, members respond to criticism of WADA’s handling of Chinese swimmers’ positive tests.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach displays the name of Salt Lake City at Wednesday's official announcement.
PARIS — The International Olympic Committee long had determined that Salt Lake City would be the host of the 2034 Winter Olympics, but as the full membership met Wednesday morning to give its formal approval, some IOC members used the opportunity to push back against attacks from the United States against the World Anti-Doping Agency.
In what appeared to be a coordinated effort, several IOC members said Salt Lake City should be approved only under the condition that U.S. criticism of WADA end. Acrimony between U.S. anti-doping authorities and their global counterparts has been high since revelations in April that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine at the end of 2020 yet the results were never so much as identified publicly.
Later, he added, “We need to understand where is going in the future and where it will end.”The scolding overshadowed what otherwise was a day of celebration for Salt Lake, which will host the Games for the second time this century. Because so much of the area’s arenas and ski areas from the 2002 Winter Games have been so well-maintained, Salt Lake long has been seen as an obvious selection for another Olympics.
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