Olympics-WADA says 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive before Tokyo Games but it accepted contamination finding
-The World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed reports on Saturday that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned drug before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but it accepted the country's findings that this was due to substance contamination.
The Chinese anti-doping agency said it had investigated the matter"from various respects" and kept WADA and World Aquatics informed."WADA agreed with our conclusion after thorough review," CHINADA said.WADA said it was notified in June 2021 of CHINADA's decision to accept that the swimmers returned adverse analytical findings, or AAFs, after inadvertently being exposed to the drug through contamination.
World Aquatics, the sport's global body formerly known as FINA, said it was confident the positive tests were handled"diligently and professionally." "It's even more devastating to learn the World Anti-Doping Agency and the Chinese Anti-Doping Agency secretly, until now, swept these positives under the carpet by failing to fairly and evenly follow the global rules that apply to everyone else in the world.
"It is implicit in his statement that Mr Tygart does not accept the finding of environmental contamination in this case although he cannot say why."
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